Senate lawmakers support ABMS, set stage for conference battle over JSTARS recap

By Courtney Albon / May 25, 2018 at 3:00 PM
The Senate Armed Services Committee's mark of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill supports the Air Force's plan to scrap the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization effort and pursue an alternative, more survivable architecture. A summary of the bill , released May 24, emphasizes the committee's support for the Air Force's new approach and proposes additional funding for its new Advanced Battle Management System strategy to potentially speed up the development time line. The move puts the...

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