CHEAP STARS

Cutting the E-8 Joint-STARS fleet to 13 aircraft from 19 has left a big hole in plans for expanding real-time, battlefield reconnaissance. Yet the demand for all-weather recon is growing. So the Pentagon is examining cheaper ways to fly synthetic aperture radars and moving target indicators (SAR/MTI...

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