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Robins AFB cleared to pursue new missions to replace JSTARS
Two studies that looked how the new missions could affect the environment at Robins found they would have “no significant impact."
The Air Force is ready to retire four E-8C Joint STARS jets in 2022
Airmen associated with the aircraft can switch to other jobs at Robins Air Force Base or transfer elsewhere.
Biden to nominate defense industry expert Andrew Hunter as Air Force acquisition boss
Andrew Hunter is known in Washington as a low-key professional and true expert on defense acquisition.
Robins looks to bring home the BACN under new Air Force proposal
If Congress signs off on the proposal, Robins would get a squadron of nine E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft.
The Air Force’s new ABMS strategy: Buy new capability, now
In buying the first pieces of the Advanced Battle Management System, the Air Force hopes to prove the program's worth.
By Valerie Insinna
Congress dealt ABMS a blow, but experts see progress that could help at budget time
In Part 2 of C4ISRNET's deep dive into how the Pentagon is funding JADC2, we look at the Advanced Battle Management System.
By Nathan Strout
What the budget reveals — and leaves unclear — about the cost of JADC2
The Pentagon's fiscal 2022 budget offered limited clues on the amount the Defense Department wants to spend on JADC2. In the first of a four-part series, C4ISRNET looks at what insight the budget provided into the department's JADC2 investment.
By Andrew Eversden
With Austin’s signature on JADC2 strategy, top general says it’s ‘delivery time’
The Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy is in place, and the general leading the effort says the real work starts now.
By Andrew Eversden
Pentagon wants to spend big on joint war-fighting systems
JADC2 investments are peppered throughout the budget proposal — from the services' individual projects to AI and other emerging tech.
By Andrew Eversden
Massive ‘Mobility Guardian’ exercise to practice humanitarian aid response
At Mobility Guardian 2021, Air Mobility Command wants to test how much it can accomplish in the face of enemy weapons and communications jamming.
Flat budget must prioritize IT, Air Force official says
The Air Force's chief information officer warned that the service "will not be in business" if it doesn't make IT investments.
By Andrew Eversden