US Air Force aircrew members from the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, monitor surveillance data while flying a night mission aboard an E-8C JSTARS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on 13 July 2017. (US Air National Guard )

The Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) flew its last operational mission on 21 September, the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) confirmed to Janes on 6 October.

The final mission lifted off and landed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A USAF statement about the retirement did not include any details about the final mission; ACC likewise declined to provide details.

Two E-8Cs remain in the fleet, and both aircraft will be retired to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in November.

JSTARS is a Boeing 707-320C aircraft with an AN/APY-3 or -7 Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mounted to its belly. The aircraft performed the ground moving target indicator (GMTI) for the USAF. The service operated 16 E-8Cs at its peak, beginning in 1991. The first E-8C was sent to the boneyard in February 2022.

US Air Force aircrew members from the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, monitor surveillance data while flying a night mission aboard an E-8C JSTARS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on 13 July 2017. (US Air National Guard )

The Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) flew its last operational mission on 21 September, the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) confirmed to Janes on 6 October.

The final mission lifted off and landed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A USAF statement about the retirement did not include any details about the final mission; ACC likewise declined to provide details.

Two E-8Cs remain in the fleet, and both aircraft will be retired to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in November.

JSTARS is a Boeing 707-320C aircraft with an AN/APY-3 or -7 Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mounted to its belly. The aircraft performed the ground moving target indicator (GMTI) for the USAF. The service operated 16 E-8Cs at its peak, beginning in 1991. The first E-8C was sent to the boneyard in February 2022.

US Air Force aircrew members from the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, monitor surveillance data while flying a night mission aboard an E-8C JSTARS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on 13 July 2017. (US Air National Guard )

The Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) flew its last operational mission on 21 September, the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) confirmed to Janes on 6 October.

The final mission lifted off and landed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A USAF statement about the retirement did not include any details about the final mission; ACC likewise declined to provide details.

Two E-8Cs remain in the fleet, and both aircraft will be retired to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in November.

JSTARS is a Boeing 707-320C aircraft with an AN/APY-3 or -7 Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mounted to its belly. The aircraft performed the ground moving target indicator (GMTI) for the USAF. The service operated 16 E-8Cs at its peak, beginning in 1991. The first E-8C was sent to the boneyard in February 2022.

US Air Force aircrew members from the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, monitor surveillance data while flying a night mission aboard an E-8C JSTARS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on 13 July 2017. (US Air National Guard )

The Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) flew its last operational mission on 21 September, the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) confirmed to Janes on 6 October.

The final mission lifted off and landed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A USAF statement about the retirement did not include any details about the final mission; ACC likewise declined to provide details.

Two E-8Cs remain in the fleet, and both aircraft will be retired to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in November.

JSTARS is a Boeing 707-320C aircraft with an AN/APY-3 or -7 Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mounted to its belly. The aircraft performed the ground moving target indicator (GMTI) for the USAF. The service operated 16 E-8Cs at its peak, beginning in 1991. The first E-8C was sent to the boneyard in February 2022.

US Air Force aircrew members from the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, monitor surveillance data while flying a night mission aboard an E-8C JSTARS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on 13 July 2017. (US Air National Guard )

The Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) flew its last operational mission on 21 September, the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) confirmed to Janes on 6 October.

The final mission lifted off and landed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A USAF statement about the retirement did not include any details about the final mission; ACC likewise declined to provide details.

Two E-8Cs remain in the fleet, and both aircraft will be retired to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in November.

JSTARS is a Boeing 707-320C aircraft with an AN/APY-3 or -7 Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mounted to its belly. The aircraft performed the ground moving target indicator (GMTI) for the USAF. The service operated 16 E-8Cs at its peak, beginning in 1991. The first E-8C was sent to the boneyard in February 2022.

US Air Force aircrew members from the 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), Georgia Air National Guard, monitor surveillance data while flying a night mission aboard an E-8C JSTARS at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on 13 July 2017. (US Air National Guard )

The Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) flew its last operational mission on 21 September, the US Air Force's (USAF's) Air Combat Command (ACC) confirmed to Janes on 6 October.

The final mission lifted off and landed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A USAF statement about the retirement did not include any details about the final mission; ACC likewise declined to provide details.

Two E-8Cs remain in the fleet, and both aircraft will be retired to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, in November.

JSTARS is a Boeing 707-320C aircraft with an AN/APY-3 or -7 Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) mounted to its belly. The aircraft performed the ground moving target indicator (GMTI) for the USAF. The service operated 16 E-8Cs at its peak, beginning in 1991. The first E-8C was sent to the boneyard in February 2022.