A provision floated by House appropriators could help find a middle ground for lawmakers and Air Force leaders who disagree on the future of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization. The June 12 report accompanying the House Appropriations defense subcommittee's version of the fiscal year 2019 spending bill calls for Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson to consider buying fewer than 17 new aircraft to replace JSTARS. Recap supporters argue moving ahead with the three-way competition for a...
