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This week the Air Force held one of its periodic meetings of four-star officers to discuss high-priority challenges facing the service. One of the agenda items was figuring out how to integrate and exploit the diverse array of intelligence that its various sensor systems are collecting. In addition
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Date:
10/4/2012
The U.S. Air Force has long been the global leader in airborne surveillance and reconnaissance. However, its fleet of 73 electronic aircraft has become quite aged. The AWACS early-warning planes average 35 years of age, JSTARS ground-trackers average 45 years, and Rivet Joint eavesdropping aircraft
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Date:
6/28/2012

