E-8 Jstars: Northrop Grumman's Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System

This book is the first dedicated exclusively to Northrop Grumman's E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System--JSTARS--America's current-day ground surveillance, battle management, and command and control aircraft. The E-8's complete history, from the early origins of the JSTARS concept to the latest available information on current use, is presented. The book also traces the evolutionary path followed by the aircraft (developed from the Boeing 707), from the various studies that resulted in the definitive version of the aircraft, to its various models since its first use in 1991. Technical aspects on the E-8's mission equipment are covered in detail, and operational features such as the actual requirements involved in real missions are also described, all based on official documentation. The book also examines the role played by the JSTARS in all combat operations it took part in throughout its career, from Desert Storm to the present, and discusses the concept into the future.

Author: Sérgio Santana
Publisher: Schiffer Military
Published: 05/28/2019
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.30h x 9.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780764356674
ISBN10: 0764356674
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Aviation
- History | Military | United States

About the Author
Sérgio Santana was born in Brazil in 1975 and holds a bachelor's degree in aeronautical sciences from Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. He is the author/coauthor of two books and has contributed to aviation and defense magazines since 2005.