This book is the first dedicated exclusively to Northrop Grumman's E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System-JSTARS-America's current-day ground surveillance, battle management, and command and control aircraft. The E-8's complete history, from the early origins of the JSTARS concept to the latest available information on current use, is presented. The book also traces the evolutionary path followed by the aircraft (developed from the Boeing 707), from the various studies that resulted in the definitive version of the aircraft, to its various models since its first use in 1991. Technical aspects on the E-8's mission equipment are covered in detail, and operational features such as the actual requirements involved in real missions are also described, all based on official documentation. The book also examines the role played by the JSTARS in all combat operations it took part in throughout its career, from Desert Storm to the present, and discusses the concept into the future.

About the Author
Sergio Santana was born in Brazil in 1975 and holds a bachelor's degree in aeronautical sciences from Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina. He is the author/coauthor of two books and has contributed to aviation and defense magazines since 2005.

Reviews
This volume is the first monography dedicated to the revolutionary Northrop Grumman E-8 JSTARS. Author Sergio Santana is quite effective in describing the complex and long evolution of this plane that revolutionized the air and ground battle field. The chapters also unveil the innovative technique of the JSTARS, able to search and track all the targets in a 50.000 km(2) area and so inaugurating new tactics particularly effective in the counter-terrorism arena. Since its operational debut in 1991 during Desert Storm the E-8 demonstrated an impressive efficiency in all the combat theatres, from Iraq to Afghanistan and Syria. The book is very well researched and completed by a beautiful and rich iconographic section. Recommended.Marco De Montis



Book Information
ISBN 9780764356674
Author Sergio Santana
Format Hardback
Page Count 112
Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 522g