JSTARS Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System, USA
Key Data:
Aircraft
Boeing 707-300 series aircraft, modified by Northrop Grumman
Designation E-8A for two prototype aircraft
Designation E-8C fro one test aircraft and all production aircraft
Designation E-8A for two prototype aircraft
Designation E-8C fro one test aircraft and all production aircraft
Crew
Standard mission - 21 (18 operators and three flight crew)
Long endurance - Crew of 34 (28 operators and six flight crew)
Long endurance - Crew of 34 (28 operators and six flight crew)
Dimensions:
Length
152ft 11in
Height
42ft 6in
Weights:
Empty Weight
171,000lb
Weight With Maximum Fuel
155,000lb
Maximum Gross Weight
336,000lb
Engines:
Engines
4 x JT3D-3B turbojet engines from Pratt & Whitney
Thrust
18,000lb each
Performance:
Maximum Airspeed
Mach 0.84
Service Ceiling
42,000ft
Range
11 hours
Range With In-Flight Fuelling
20 hours
Communications:
Digital Data Links
Surveillance and Control Data Link (SCDL) for transmission to mobile ground stations
Joint Tactical Information DIstribution System (JTIDS) for tactical air navigation operation and Tactical Data Information Link-J (TADIL-J) generation and processing
Joint Tactical Information DIstribution System (JTIDS) for tactical air navigation operation and Tactical Data Information Link-J (TADIL-J) generation and processing
Satellite communications link (SATCOM)
Voice Communications
12 x encrypted UHF radios
2 x encrypted HF radios
3 x VHF encrypted radios with provision for Single Channel Ground and Airbourne Radio System (SINCGARS)
Multiple intercom nets
2 x encrypted HF radios
3 x VHF encrypted radios with provision for Single Channel Ground and Airbourne Radio System (SINCGARS)
Multiple intercom nets
Radar:
System
24ft antenna, side-looking phased array
Scanned electronically in azimuth
Scanned mechanically in elevation from either side of the aircraft
Scanned electronically in azimuth
Scanned mechanically in elevation from either side of the aircraft
Operating Modes
Wide area surveillance
Fixed target indication
Synthetic aperture radar
Moving target indicator
Target classification
Fixed target indication
Synthetic aperture radar
Moving target indicator
Target classification
Processors
3 x load-sharing programmable processors, each containing five high-speed, fixed-point distributed processors
Operation and Control System
1 x navigation and self defence workstation
