U.S. Air Force To Retire All E-11As In 2028

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Credit: U.S. Air Force
The U.S. Air Force wants to retire all of its E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft in 2028 as the service shifts the fleet's role to space. Top Air and Space Force leaders outlined the plan in submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, saying the...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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