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Beale AFB picked to host new battle management squadron
A new squadron at Beale AFB, California, will handle the battle management data collected by manned aircraft, drones and other military systems.
Congress on target for dogfight over military aircraft
Competing plans for military aircraft are fueling a fight between House and Senate lawmakers over their versions of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act.
By Joe Gould
The White House wants 37 items gone from the NDAA
The House draft of the annual Pentagon policy bill is full of things the White House finds objectionable. Enough for a veto? Probably not.
By Joe Gould
Air Force secretary: China, Russia could shoot down new JSTARS on day one of a war
Even a new version of the Air Force’s JSTARS battlefield management and control aircraft would be vulnerable to being shot out of the sky during the opening salvo of a conflict with Russia or China.
Trump budget won’t rebuild the military, and that’s dangerous, think tank says
President Trump’s budget plans will fail at “rebuilding” the armed forces, but there’s room for lawmakers to act, according to a new American Enterprise Institute report.
By Joe Gould
House lawmakers move to stop Air Force from canceling JSTARS recap
If the Air Force wants its battle management system of systems, it may have to move ahead with JSTARS recap.
Congress’ new omnibus bill sets up hurdles for JSTARS recap cancellation
Congress wants the Air Force to submit a report and a reprogramming request before it will transfer money from the cancelled JSTARS recap to elsewhere.
By Valerie Insinna
Congress to ‘balance’ JSTARS recap with something new, key lawmaker says
Lawmakers will seek “balance” between the Air Force’s multibillion-dollar program to replace its aging E-8C JSTARS and something new, a key congressman says.
By Joe Gould
Here’s what we know about the Air Force’s alternative to the JSTARS recap
In its recently unveiled fiscal 2019 budget proposal, the Air Force canceled its JSTARS recapitalization program in favor of a disaggregated battle management approach.
By Valerie Insinna
Air Force to kill JSTARS recap program for new battlefield management plane
The Air Force intends to cancel the JSTARS recap program in its fiscal year 2019 budget submission, tanking one of the service’s few remaining aircraft production opportunities still in contention.
By Valerie Insinna