Creaking Core: U.S. Airborne Battle Management Faces a Growing Shortfall
TL;DR
An opinion piece argues the U.S. ABM fleet (E-2/E-3/E-7) is stretched thin by aging airframes, maintenance strain, and heavy demand from operations like Epic Fury. It criticizes budget moves to cancel ABM programs in favor of unproven options and urges funding for new ABM aircraft and updated radars, plus maintenance of pilot/crewmember pipelines, to preserve reliable early warning and battle management for high-threat theaters.
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- Iran shows the emerging crisis of the US airborne battle management fleet Breaking Defense
- Destruction of vital US radar aircraft could hamper ability to spot Iran threats, analysts say CNN
- Damaged U.S. Jet’s Nearest Replacement Will Cost More Than $700 Million WSJ
- Vital U.S. radar aircraft was destroyed by Iranian strike on U.S. base in Saudi Arabia, photos show NBC News
- Iran's strike hurt up to 20 U.S. personnel and damaged 2 radar jets in Saudi Arabia npr.org
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