Air Force revamping JSTARS sustainment plan as service looks for interim GMTI capability

By Rachel Cohen / September 18, 2017 at 10:45 PM
Air Force Materiel Command is overhauling its maintenance plan for the legacy E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System following service-life tests earlier this year. AFMC chief Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski said Monday a fresh look at the sustainment plan will determine the level of maintenance funding the platform will require over the next nearly 15 years. Northrop Grumman holds the maintenance contract for the legacy JSTARS fleet, which is hosted on a Boeing airframe. "We are rebuilding the maintenance plan...

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