DefenceTalkHANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE: Communication is key. And for the Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft, its communication component is one of four major areas undergoing a combined multi-billion dollar recapitalization. Since JSTARS’s introduction in 1991, Air Force command posts, Army mobile ground stations and many airborne platforms have come to rely […]https://www.defencetalk.com/recapitalizing-jstars-the-communication-system-66365/

DefenceTalkAfter slipping by each other the narrow aisle of an E-8C Joint STARS aircraft, more than a dozen Airmen settle into their seats and begin to flip switches and work through checklists. Their olive-green headsets block out the roar of the jet engines and replace it with busy radio chatter as the crew prepares for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jstars-connecting-the-dots-on-battlefield-47657/