Sep 29, 2023 · In the twilight of its twenty one years of service, the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft embarked on its final operational mission, Sep. 21, 2023, marking the end of an era in airborne command, control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

Dec 6, 2022 · Robins Air Force Base in central Georgia has been cleared to move forward with four new missions that will replace its retiring E-8C Joint STARS fleet, the service announced Monday.

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The E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is a joint Air Force - Army program. The Joint STARS uses a multi-mode side looking radar to detect, track, and classify moving ground vehicles in all conditions deep behind enemy lines.

6 days ago · Airmen from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing returned to Beale Air Force Base in California after a 6-month deployment supporting the 278th Air Expeditionary Wing providing critical command and control ...

Nov 16, 2023 · It’s official: JSTARS is finished flying for the Air Force. The final E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft left Robins Air Force Base, Ga., on Nov. 15, a spokesperson for the 116th Air Control Wing confirmed to Air & Space Forces Magazine.

Jul 25, 2023 · An E-8C Joint STARS aircraft rolled into retirement from Robins Air Force Base, Georgia and to its final home at the Museum of Aviation on July 16. The Air Force E-8C, serial number 00-2000, was towed three miles along parts of …

Jun 1, 2021 · The Air Force is promising new missions for Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, the longtime home of the E-8C Joint STARS, as the service looks to retire the old aircraft in favor of its Advanced Battle Management System program.

Dec 21, 2021 · robins air force base, ga. -- The Air Force authorized Air Combat Command and the Georgia Air National Guard Dec. 6 to start divesting the E-8 JSTARS fleet beginning with four aircraft in fiscal year 2022.

May 30, 2021 · The Air Force plans to begin retiring the JSTARS aircraft beginning with four planes in fiscal 2022, acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth said.