No. 1 production E-8C Joint STARS makes first flight

The first of nineteen production E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft made its first flight Wednesday from prime contractor Northrop Grumman's facility in Lake Charles, La. The aircraft, a modified Boeing 707-300, flew 3 hours and 46 minutes, Northrop Grumman...

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