Defense giant presses Congress, Air Force to pay for radar system
Northrop Grumman wants the U.S. Congress to help fund upgrades to its E-8C Joint STARS surveillance planes in order to keep them flying after 2015.
Parts for the existing radar on board the JSTARS will be difficult to replace after 2012 and without a working radar, the aircraft is useless.
Northrop Grumman hopes another $3billion can be funded to complete the Multi-platform Radar Technology Insertion Program so that the new radar can be used on the E-8C.
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