E-8 Joint STARS

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The E-8 Joint STARS is an airborne battle management and ground surveillance aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force to track and coordinate military operations over large areas.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
E-8 Joint STARS canonical 3
Boeing E-8 Joint STARS (TF33 variant) 1
E-8C 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airborne battle management aircraft
ground surveillance aircraft
military aircraft
airframeBasedOn Boeing 707-300
linked to: Boeing 707

Boeing 707-320C
linked to: Boeing 707
allianceUser NATO (as supported asset)
basedAt Robins Air Force Base
countryOfOrigin United States
crewSize about 21
cruiseSpeed about 0.8 Mach
designation E-8C
linked to: E-8 Joint STARS
developedFrom Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System program
endurance more than 9 hours without refueling
enteredService 1997
firstFlight 1988
flightCrewSize about 4
hasCapability battle management command and control
data link to ground and air units
real-time ground target tracking
wide-area ground surveillance
height approximately 12.9 m
length approximately 46.6 m
manufacturer Northrop Grumman
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 336000 lb
missionCrewSize about 17
operator Air Combat Command
Georgia Air National Guard
United States Air Force
powerplant Pratt & Whitney JT3D
Pratt & Whitney TF33
primaryMission battlefield management
ground moving target indication
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
radarDesignation AN/APY-7
range approximately 9000 km
role airborne ground surveillance
battle management
command and control
serviceBranch United States Air Force Air Combat Command
linked to: Air Combat Command
status being retired
successorProgram Advanced Battle Management System
usedInConflict Gulf War
Operation Allied Force
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
usesRadarType ground moving target indicator radar
side-looking airborne radar
synthetic aperture radar
wingspan approximately 44.4 m

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northrop Grumman developed E-8 Joint STARS
Air Combat Command operates E-8C Joint STARS aircraft
linked to: E-8 Joint STARS
Robins Air Force Base supportsAircraftType E-8 Joint STARS
subject linked to: Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
E-8 Joint STARS designation E-8C
linked to: E-8 Joint STARS
Pratt & Whitney JT3D usedOnAircraft Boeing E-8 Joint STARS (TF33 variant)
linked to: E-8 Joint STARS