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	Directory of links to all things military. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		JSTARS consists of the Air Force-owned E-8 aircraft, a modified Boeing 707 manned by an Air Force and Army aircrew, and the Ground Station Module (GSM), operated by the Army.
		JSTARS is capable of displaying the direction, speed and patterns of military ground vehicles.
		JSTARS has secure voice and datalinks to the Army's ground command and communications stations and to the Air Force command centres.
	www.worldnewsstand.net /2001/military/No39.htm (700 words)

	E-8 Joint STARS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Identifying who the target is, what equipment they have, whether it is friendly, hostile, or bystanders, is not possible with this system.
		That is one of the reasons why it is a joint system, so that other sensors from the other services may reference each other to positively verify JSTARS reports.
		In the Army, JSTARS is analyzed in the Common Ground Station (CGS) and disseminated from there.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/JSTARS (1517 words)

	Air Force Technology - JSTARS - Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System
		JSTARS provides ground situation information through communication via secure data links with air force command posts, army mobile ground stations and centres of military analysis far from the point of conflict.
		JSTARS is capable of determining the direction, speed and patterns of military activity of ground vehicles and helicopters.
		JSTARS was first deployed in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 when still in development, and has since been deployed to support peacekeeping operations in Bosnia-Herzegovina and during the Kosovo crisis.
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects/jstars (1087 words)

	No. 585-94:10/14/94:JOINT STARS VISITS NATO TO DEMONSTRATE C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		JSTARS is a long-range, air-to-ground surveillance and battle management system consisting of an E-8 aircraft and associated ground station modules being developed for the U.S. Air Force and Army by Northrop Grumman and Motorola.
		JSTARS addresses a critical need to provide field commanders the ability to look deep behind hostile borders to detect and track ground movements.
		JSTARS is a viable candidate to meet the requirements of a NATO ground surveillance capability, recently validated by Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
	www.defenselink.mil /releases/1994/b101494_bt585-94.html (270 words)

	APPENDIX A JSTARS GSM/CGS INTEROPERABILITY PROCEDURES FOR THE MLRS BATTALION
		The JSTARS is an Army and U.S. Air Force multiservice system designed to provide real time surveillance, intelligence, targeting, and battlefield management information to the Land Component Commander.
		The JSTARS components consist of two major subgroups: The E-8C aircraft (a Boeing 707 variant) and the Army GSM.
		JSTARS can locate and track moving vehicles over a large surveillance area day or night and in almost all weather conditions.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/st_6-60-30/APPENDIX_A.html (4597 words)

	frontline: the gulf war: weapons: e-8c joint stars
		JSTARS has the capability to detect, precisely locate and track thousands of fixed and mobile targets on the ground over an area larger than 20,000 square kilometers from a stand-off distance in excess of 250 kilometers.
		JSTARS and other moving target indicator (MTI) platforms, such as the Army's OV-1D Mohawk, tracked the movement of Iraqi logistics/supply units throughout the war and tracked other mobile tactical targets.
		For the Army, JSTARS showed that the Iraqi forces arrayed on the front lines were not dug in and about to attack.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/weapons/stars.html (356 words)

	BINGHAM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		But now the ability of JSTARS to detect, locate, track, and then precisely target enemy ground forces with airpower and long-range missiles while these forces are still far from the nearest friendly forces makes it possible to inflict devastating destruction even when the enemy attempts to move at night or during bad weather.
		With its radar, JSTARS surveillance is not degraded by darkness or weather as is the case with the FAC’s eyesight.
		JSTARS operators are also less susceptible to degradations in their performance from fatigue because there is room to accommodate relief operators.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/apj/apj98/sum98/bingham.html (6540 words)

	JSTARS keeps eye on enemy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		JSTARS is providing coalition ground commanders with a real-time picture of moving targets on the battlefield and shortening the time it takes to engage and destroy enemy forces.
		One of the newest JSTARS' features is a data linking capability with the Army's Apache Longbow helicopter, which although not perfect is paying dividends on the battlefield, Quintrall said.
		The JSTARS desert-deployed squadron includes active-duty Army and Air Force personnel and members of the Georgia Air National Guard and civilian contractors, he said.
	www.fcw.com:8443 /fcw/articles/2003/middle_east/web-jstars-04-02-03.asp (478 words)

	USAFE News Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		While refuelers were flying day and night, AWACS and JSTARS were providing support to the air and the ground in northern Iraq.
		Sometimes taking on further missions while still in the air, a JSTARS crew on a 13-hour mission was asked to stay in the air to keep surveillance over a certain region.
		According to the 401st AEW commander, the Navy fighters depended on the AWACS and JSTARS to be able to support the troops on the ground.
	www.usafe.af.mil /news/news03/uns03402.htm (901 words)

	JSTARS flies high over Yugoslavia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Using its sophisticated radar sensors and data communications systems, JSTARS function as mobile surveillance, reconnaissance and control centers, detecting enemy tanks, trucks and other targets on the ground and directing fighter/attack aircraft to them.
		JSTARS spots them and they get blown up," said John Pike, a defense and intelligence analyst with the Federation of American Scientists.
		JSTARS "is one of many capabilities we need, but obviously when you get into the kind of rugged terrain or a threat environment where it won't work, you'd better hope you didn't put all of your eggs into that basket," said a senior DOD official, who requested anonymity.
	www.fcw.com:8443 /fcw/articles/1999/FCW_053199_560.asp (900 words)

	JOINT SURVEILLANCE TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM (JSTARS) E-8C, COMMON GROUND STATION (CGS),
		The CGS is expected to provide the Army ground elements with the capability to prosecute air and land engagement of time-sensitive targets and support the intelligence preparation of the battlefield.
		In the JSTARS E-8 Test and Evaluation Report, DOTandE assessed the E-8C as operationally effective in operations other than war, but the system was evaluated as unsuitable to support a high operational tempo conflict.
		However, although JSTARS was integrated into an operationally realistic and complex environment, there were disadvantages of evaluating it during wartime operations.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/budget/fy2001/dot-e/airforce/01jstars.html (1457 words)

	E-8 Joint-STARS [JSTARS]
		Of the 20 E-8s, 17 were classified as Primary Aircraft Authorization (PAA), 2 as Backup Aircraft Inventory (BAI), and 1 as a test aircraft.
		JSTARS aircraft deployments require four aircraft to maintain one continuous orbit.
		Other assessments suggest that more than 30 JSTARS might be needed to meet existing two Major Theater War requirements, assuming that six orbits were required, with five aircraft needed to maintain a single orbit.
	www.globalsecurity.org /intell/systems/jstars-prod.htm (970 words)

	JSTARS reaches 10,000 combat hours in Southwest Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The aircraft and its operators, maintainers and support people have had a continuous presence in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility since July 2003 as part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at a forward-deployed location here.
		“In the years that followed, I heard stories of the JSTARS program losing funding and being cancelled, and then surviving the latest rounds of budget cuts, being funded and continuing development,” he said.
		Reaching the milestone is especially remarkable for this aircraft and a testament to the maintenance people, he said.
	www.af.mil /mediacenter/transcripts/story.asp?storyID=123010407 (442 words)

	Tracking Down Terrorists in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		JSTARS is real good at picking up trucks moving along highways on flat terrain.
		JSTARS can stay up there for over 12 hours at a time, and two or more JSTARS can operate in shifts to provide 24/7 coverage.
		Using JSTARS, and tighter integration of all the intel, reconnaissance and combat units, may be what it takes to track down the bomber workshops, and destroy the organizations.
	www.strategypage.com /dls/articles/2005756212.asp (769 words)

	ESC Feature Story - Joint STARS: Opening the door to the future (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I was struck by just how indispensable the continuous surveillance coverage provided by the JSTARS' moving target indicator and synthetic aperture radars were to the initial deployment of the NATO Implementation Force.
		During the early stages of Operation Joint Endeavor, the JSTARS aircraft flew 51 missions in the Bosnian theater, covering a total area of 747 million square kilometers.
		The use of JSTARS aircraft, and now Predator unmanned aerial vehicles, signal that 'the door has now opened and the future is truly here,'" Kaminski said.
	www.hanscom.af.mil /esc-pa/features/jstars.htm (1946 words)

	Warner Robins Jstars - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Tom Daniel (keyboard and rhythm guitar) Tom is a JSTARS pilot at Robins Air Force Base.
		The Warner Robins ALC is one of the Air Force's three air logistics centers, and one of the...
		Surveillance Target Acquistion Radar System (JSTARS), and its aircrew members form the Army JSTARS Detachment, 93rd Air Control Wing, which are assigned to Warner Robins Air Force...
	warner.fmqg.com /index.php?k=warner-robins-jstars (989 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is an airborne radar system employed by the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps.
		Those two capabilities combine to make JSTARS one of the most versatile and informative sensor platforms in the armed forces.
		JSTARS can detect almost any movement that a force may make, but it depends on other sensors to verify who the targets are.
	www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=JSTARS (409 words)

	National Review Online (http://www.nationalreview.com)
		Both stood out, even in the ending sandstorm, because you can run, but you can't hide when JSTARS is in the sky.
		JSTARS has air-to-ground radar that locates, identifies, and tracks every vehicle on the surface of the earth within a range of over 120 miles.
		JSTARS acquired it immediately, and sent other reconnaissance assets to get better pictures.
	www.nationalreview.com /script/printpage.p?ref=/babbin/babbin032603.asp (1117 words)

	Explanation of JSTARS (Re: Spring Thunder article) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		JSTARS has two elements--the air element that's the radar, and a "terminal" element that can be on the ground, air, or sea.
		I wouldn't be surprised at all if you've had JSTARS operational near Area 51 to provide surveilance of nearby traffic during tests.
		I know that JSTARS is used to provide air support to customs in my area, giving "targets" to customs or JTF aircraft: threatening inbound enemy traffic in the form of El Caminos carrying illegal immigrants as payloads.
	www.ufomind.com /area51/list/1997/mar/a15-001.shtml (490 words)

	Military and Civil Aircraft - E-8 JSTARS
		Its primary mission is to provide theater ground and air commanders with ground surveillance to support attack operations and targeting that contributes to the delay, disruption and destruction of enemy forces.
		The E-8 JSTARS is a modified Boeing 707-300 series commercial airframe extensively remanufactured and modified with the radar, communications, operations and control subsystems required to perform its operational mission.
		E-8 JSTARS evolved from Army and Air Force programs to develop, detect, locate and attack enemy armor at ranges beyond the forward area of troops.
	www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=37 (500 words)

	EVM Instrumental to JSTARS ADR Settlement
		The complexity of the JSTARS contracts posed significant barriers to a speedy ADR.
		The ADR negotiations were further complicated by a previously negotiated contract change in which NGC agreed to accept all current and foreseeable cost growth as of April 1997.
		The irony is that this approach was only available because the JSTARS program office prevailed when they sought a wavier to policy and purchased a CPR on a firm fixed price contract.
	www.acq.osd.mil /pm/noteboard/messages/1603.html (658 words)

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		JSTARS guy remarked I hope they're not friendliest Maj Daye assured him they were not.
		Col Reavey felt that JSTARS wouldn't be needed when the sun came up but nevertheless JSTARS had been tasked to provide data during daylight hours.
		VII Corps moved out 15 hours early with three divisions moving west and eventually enveloping back to the east.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /declassdocs/af/19970211/970207_aaddj_005.html (368 words)

	16th JSTARS adds to wing’s warfighting edge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		JSTARS aircraft from the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., rolls into place here.
		A Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, known as JSTARS, aircraft picked up the movement and sent target information to the Combined Air Operations Center, which resulted in two B-52 Stratofortresses targeting the location.
		This new Joint STARS aircraft, dubbed P-16, is equipped with an upgraded satellite communications radio that allows it to receive and send data to beyond line-of-sight locations, said 1st Lt. Jason Hanson, P-16 production program manager.
	www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil /HQ-AFMC/PA/news/archive/2004/March/0320-04.htm (629 words)

	AV8R Stuff - Air Control Patches
		This is the "owl" version of the squadron patch for the 330th Combat Training Squadron located at Robins AFB, GA. They fly and train the crews on the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft and are one of the other new "unsung" heroes of the new military.
		This is the "blended" JSTARS class for the combined active duty USAF and the GA Air National Guard.
		This is the class patch for the JSTARS RTU Class 04-05.
	www.av8rstuff.com /miscacs1.html (695 words)

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		Since 1992, more than 450 complete JSTARS cabinets for the previous 15 JSTARS aircraft have been produced at the Harrison County facility.
		JSTARS is the backbone of our West Virginia operation, and Northrup Grumman is our biggest customer,” said John Langford, Aurora’s president and CEO.
		The E-8C JSTARS aircraft is a modified Boeing 707 fitted with 18 operation and control consoles, a navigator/operator workstation, two data racks, five communication racks, four storage racks, 12 side stowage cabinets, and numerous detail parts.
	www.wvhtf.org /mag/backissuesarticle.asp?id=200 (372 words)

	AIAA - Aerospace America Online - EYE ON ELECTRONICS - SARs will remain budget stars.
		For example, hundreds of millions of dollars were devoted to developing Northrop Grumman’s AN/APY-3 radar for the JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) aircraft, intended to detect and track masses of Soviet tanks advancing across Europe.
		Preproduction versions of JSTARS served with great success in the gulf war over Iraq, and JSTARS continues to be the world’s reconnaissance behemoth, in both capability and funding.
		The new system is now planned for the JSTARS follow-on MC2A (Multimission Command and Control Aircraft) as well as Global Hawk and possibly satellites.
	www.aiaa.org /aerospace/Article.cfm?issuetocid=251&ArchiveIssueID=30 (2399 words)

	The BoarsTale page 2
		JSTAR and B-1 missions require similar personnel including pilots, weapons system officers, navigators and maintainers, thus allowing current Air Guard personnel to remain at Robins.
		Currently, Robins has 11 JSTARS aircraft, which are converted Boeing 707s and plans call for 19, Chambliss said.
		JSTARS was first used in Desert Storm, when the system still was being developed.
	www.dod.state.ga.us /hqang/boarstale/pages/sep2001p2.html (1597 words)

	JSTARS mission going to the 116th
		The 116th Bomb Wing will relinquish its B-1 Lancers after all, but will in turn inherit one of this nation's most sophisticated military aircraft and mission, Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar Systems, or JSTARS.
		In a statement Maj. General David B. Poythress, the Adjutant General of Georgia, said the 116th, would absorb the 93rd Air Control Wing now at Robins, and its complement of 11 EC8C aircraft.
		JSTARS and B-1 missions require similar personnel including pilots, weapons system officers, navigators and maintenance technicians.
	www.dod.state.ga.us /archives/air/jstar116.html (322 words)

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