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12 2019 NEW RELEASES E-8 JSTARS Northrop Grumman’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Sérgio Santana 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. Sérgio Santana was born in Aracaju, Brazil, in 1975. He holds a Bachelor degree in Aeronautical Sciences from Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, where he is a researcher in Aviation and Public Security. He is the author/co-author of two books about Intelligence/ Surveillance/Reconnaissance aircraft and has contributed to Brazilian and foreign aviation/defense magazines since 2005. Currently he is attending to a post-graduation course in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering at Pontificia Universidade Católica of Minas Gerais. The first book dedicated exclusively to the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) E-8's complete history, from the early origins of the JSTARS concept to the latest available information Examines the role played by the JSTARS throughout its career, from Desert Storm to the present SPECS ISBN: 978-0-7643-5667-4 Size: 9" x 9" Illustrations: 145 color and b/w photos Pages: 112 Binding: hard cover Price: $19.99 AVAILABLE APRIL THE BOEING C-135 SERIES: 978-0-7643-0286-2 $49.95 | 256 pp. LOCKHEED C-5 GALAXY 978-0-7643-1205-2 $19.95 | 80 pp.