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 |
| E-8C Joint STARS | 1 |
| E-8C Joint STARS aircraft | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne battle management aircraft
ⓘ
ground surveillance aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeBasedOn |
Boeing 707
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 707-300
Boeing 707 ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing 707-320C
|
| allianceUser | NATO (as supported asset) ⓘ |
| basedAt | Robins Air Force Base ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | about 21 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | about 0.8 Mach ⓘ |
| designation |
E-8 Joint STARS
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
E-8C
|
| 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 |
Air Combat Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Force Air Combat Command
|
| status | being retired ⓘ |
| successorProgram | Advanced Battle Management System ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
E-8C Joint STARS aircraft
subject surface form:
Robins Air Force Base
this entity surface form:
E-8C
United States Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance enterprise
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usesPlatform
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E-8 Joint STARS
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this entity surface form:
E-8C Joint STARS
this entity surface form:
Boeing E-8 Joint STARS (TF33 variant)