Joint-STARS Tapped For Deep Iraq Missions

A key, first-night maneuver for an attack on Iraq would involve aggressively pushing E-8 Joint-STARS ground-surveillance radar aircraft well into the western part of the country. During the 1990-91 Persian Gulf war, Joint-STARS orbits were kept inside Saudi Arabia. The tactic would allow the 200-250...

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