JSTARS AOA Concludes That Pricey Biz Jet Approach Is Best Option

By Maggie Ybarra / August 3, 2012 at 1:11 PM
An Air Force analysis of alternatives that will decide how to best proceed with the service's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System program hinges on pairing a fourth-generation radar on a business jet, an acquisition decision that defense contractors are calling "expensive" when compared to other options available to the Air Force. The Air Force delivered the results of the analysis to Congress on June 8, according to service spokeswoman Maj. Mary Danner-Jones. In a July 26 email to Inside...

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