New US Spy Plane

[FighterJock]

Will this new ISR plane replace the now retired JSTARS? Or will it cover other classified rolls that have yet to be announced.

 

[TomS]

Will this new ISR plane replace the now retired JSTARS? Or will it cover other classified rolls that have yet to be announced.

This is an electronic intelligence collector, not a radar aircraft. It largely replaces the old turboprop Guardrail aircraft.

 

[Flyaway]

I feel like I’m jumping in half way through a conversation, what plane are we talking about here?

 

[TomS]

I feel like I’m jumping in half way through a conversation, what plane are we talking about here?

Yeah, something either got moved or deleted.

This is the article:

Bombardier wins US Army contract for new spy plane prototype

Bombardier will supply its Global 6500 business aircraft as a prototype for the Army's newest aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance plane.

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