U.S. Command and Control and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Aircraft

Abstract

The fleet of manned aircraft accomplishing the Department of Defenses (DODs) Command and Control (C2) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions for the joint military community (E-8, E-3, RC-135, WC-135, OC-135, and E-6) is primarily based on Boeing707 aircraft procured from the 1960s to the early 1990s. As the age of these legacy C2ISR aircraft increases, understanding the Air Force and Navy modernization and recapitalization plans is likely important for Congress. This report examines the Air Forces and Navys current sustainment, modernization, and recapitalization efforts for these Boeing 707-based aircraft, and issues Congress may take into account when considering appropriating funds for continued sustainment and modernization of these aircraft versus funding for recapitalization of these missions to new aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 2015
Accession Number
AD1169615

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Nelson
  • Jeremiah Gertler

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Command And Control
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Devices
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control