Air Force to retire fourth JSTARS as lawmakers question plan to defund recap

By Rachel Cohen / March 15, 2018 at 3:56 PM
The Air Force plans to retire a fourth E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System in fiscal year 2021, after its latest budget request revealed a plan to retire three of the 16-aircraft fleet in FY-19. Lt. Gen. Jerry Harris, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements, and Susan Thornton, who directs information dominance programs within the service's acquisition branch, noted the drawdown in written testimony submitted for a March 15 House Armed Services tactical...

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