Modified 737s, G550s Emerge As Contenders For U.S. Army Intel Fleet

Steve Trimble March 27, 2020
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The U.S. Army’s focus on intelligence-gathering aircraft has shifted to sophisticated threats, marking a change from a decade of investment in low-end capabilities such as the RC-12 (pictured).
Credit: John Higgins/U.S. Air Force
Awkward questions arose two years ago when the U.S. Air Force chose to cancel the $6.9 billion J-Stars Recap program—while citing the Joint Stars fleet’s vulnerability to projected advances in adversary air defense technology after 2025. After all, if the Air Force doubted the ability of a...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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