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Air Force to replace JSTARS units in Georgia with new tech
May 28, 2021
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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) The Air Force said it plans to phase out its decadesold JSTARS aircraft and radar system used for battlefield surveillance and replace it in central Georgia with new missions driven by upgraded technology.
The JSTARS mission is shared by both active duty airmen and Georgia Air National Guard members at Robins Air Force Base south of Macon. Since 1991, the system has used large Boeing 707 planes to gather battlefield information from the air for use by U.S. commanders.
The Air Force plans to begin retiring the JSTARS aircraft beginning with four planes in fiscal 2022, acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth told a news conference Friday. It will likely take at least five years to phase out the entire program, he said.