USAF retires its first JSTARS

The U.S. Air Force has initiated the process of retiring its JSTARS fleet with the first production aircraft delivered #92-3289 being sent to retirement at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

An E-8C Joint STARS aircraft sits on the ramp at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Feb. 11, 2022. The primary mission of Joint STARS is to provide theater ground and air commanders with ground surveillance to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Rice)

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Collins Aerospace to modify three C-130Js for TACAMO role

The U.S. Navy is replacing the E-6 with the C-130J for the TACAMO (Take Charge And Move Out) role. Collins Aerospace has been selected to do the engineering work for the airborne very low frequency communications systems.

EC-130Q TACAMO VQ-4 in flight 1984
United States Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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