Latest "Advanced Battle Management System" stories

Georgia base welcomes first ‘BACN’ communications relay plane

The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins AFB will serve as the stateside home for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet.

By Rachel S. Cohen

7 months ago

A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A aircraft outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 4, 2019. The 430th EECS is the only unit that operates these aircraft with the BACN payload. (Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant/Air Force)

Robins AFB cleared to pursue new missions to replace JSTARS

Two studies that looked how the new missions could affect the environment at Robins found they would have “no significant impact."

By Rachel S. Cohen

12 months ago

Half of Tinker’s E-3 airborne surveillance jets would be cut under Air Force budget proposal

AWACS jets have been in use at Tinker since the 1970s, but are getting harder to maintain and more vulnerable in combat.

By Rachel S. Cohen

21 months ago

First JSTARS jet flies into retirement after nearly 30 years of service

The Air Force plans to retire four of its 16 E-8C JSTARS planes by Oct. 1.

By Rachel S. Cohen

22 months ago

The Air Force is ready to retire four E-8C Joint STARS jets in 2022

Airmen associated with the aircraft can switch to other jobs at Robins Air Force Base or transfer elsewhere.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago

New US Air Force secretary to shake up Advanced Battle Management Program

“I want to focus it more on specific operational return on investment,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told Defense News.

By Valerie Insinna

2 years ago

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