House authorizers support JSTARS, but with a caveat

By Leigh Giangreco / April 20, 2016 at 8:45 AM
The House Armed Services Committee is supporting the Air Force's plan for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization, with the caveat that the service should not pursue additional radar research in the follow-on development phase of the program. The House Armed Services Committee's draft mark of the fiscal year 2017 defense bill includes language that supports the acquisition strategy for the JSTARS recapitalization, which includes consideration of two radar alternatives as part of the technology, maturation and risk-reduction...

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