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http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... -by-395241 is a fairly comprehensive feature on the "E-8 replacement and/or enhancement project".The US Air Force has taken the first step in a newly revealed, eight-year process to develop and field a business jet-sized replacement for the Northrop Grumman E-8C joint surveillance target attack radar system (JSTARS),
although the project still has no approved funding.
The JSTARS Recapitalisation (Recap) programme seeks to achieve an initial operational capability in 2022 with a “more efficient airframe” in the business jet class.
It will be acquired using separate contracts for developing the aircraft, the airborne sensor, battle management command and control (BMC2) system and a communications subsystem.
The USAF revealed the strategy in a request for information to suppliers interested in bidding for the BMC2 system.
The document was posted online on 23 January by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center's electronic systems division at Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts.
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