Specifications - 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 |
| Crew | Standard mission - 21 (18 operators and three 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 |
| 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 |
| Radar | |
| System | 24ft antenna, side-looking phased array 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 |
| 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 |
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