Lawmakers tell Air Force to continue JSTARS recap in order to pursue ABMS, retire legacy aircraft

By Rachel Cohen / April 25, 2018 at 2:04 PM
Members of the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee will push the Air Force to continue the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program by restricting funds for a next-generation battle management network and blocking the service from retiring the legacy aircraft until it awards an engineering and manufacturing development contract. "The restriction would remain in effect until the Secretary of the Air Force certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Joint Surveillance...

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