The U.S. Air Force has published a request for proposals (RFP) on Dec. 28 to replace its E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS).
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The service has also budget $6.9 billion for development and production of the new aircraft. Interested parties must not offer used, reconditioned or remanufactured aircraft as well.
The radar system for the new platform will be a separate race that Northrop Grumman Mission Systems and Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems are now competing in.