The Contrails

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System from the 93rd Air Control Wing flies a refueling mission over the skies of Georgia. The E-8C is an airborne battle management and command and control platform that conducts ground surveillance to develop an understanding of the enemy situation and to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by John Lasky)

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The Contrails: Aircraft, Weapons Systems: E-8C Joint STARS

Published Sept. 15, 2016

Manufacturer: Northrop GrummanFunction: Airborne

Battle Management Service Date: 1997Speed: 587 mph

Crew: 22

Production: 18 Inventory: 16

Commentary: A modified Boeing 707-300 series equipped with a long-range air-to-ground radar capable of locating, classifying, and tracking vehicles moving on Earth’s surface out to distances in excess of 124 miles.