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May 23, 2021
The Space Force plans to use satellites to keep track of moving targets on the ground, replacing the battle management crew on the E-8C J-Stars.
Credit: Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon/U.s.Air force
The U.S. Space Force has revived a decades-long dream of launching satellites with radars that can track moving vehicles on the ground. The new capability would help the Air Force replace a capability now performed by the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (J-Stars)...
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