Who Has the Edge in the U.S. Air Force J-Stars Competition?

[hesham]

Hi,

The U.S. Air Force is one step closer to replacing the repurposed Boeing 707-300s once used to transport cattle with a modern ground surveillance and battle management fleet that will provide critical battlefield information to combatant commanders for decades to come.

http://aviationweek.com/defense/who-has-edge-us-air-force-j-stars-competition?NL=AW-05&Issue=AW-05_20170310_AW-05_997eeee&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1&utm_rid=CPEN1000002229670&utm_campaign=9005&utm_medium=email&elq2=7a46c8e5ed4243baaf21ff7b5469e066

 

[TomS]

Seems like they're missing the point. Surely radar performance and the associated systems are going to matter a lot more than the airframe in the selection.

 

[bring_it_on]

Primes can submit different bids with both sensors.

 

[TomS]

Primes can submit different bids with both sensors.

Oh, I hadn't realized they were separating the radar and aircraft competitions. Sounds like an interesting integration challenge.

 

[bring_it_on]

As per my understanding, the contractors are allowed to submit bids including both sensors. The contract would be awarded to one of the configurations submitted by one of the vendors. I don't think they will be awarding a contract to a prime that did not have that sensor configuration selected.

 

[red admiral]

Seems like they're missing the point. Surely radar performance and the associated systems are going to matter a lot more than the airframe in the selection.

Radar horizon and minimum grazing angles impact on platform i.e. cruise altitude