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Georgia base welcomes first ‘BACN’ communications relay plane

The 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins AFB will serve as the stateside home for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet.

By Rachel S. Cohen

7 months ago

A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A aircraft outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node sits on the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, April 4, 2019. The 430th EECS is the only unit that operates these aircraft with the BACN payload. (Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant/Air Force)

Robins AFB cleared to pursue new missions to replace JSTARS

Two studies that looked how the new missions could affect the environment at Robins found they would have “no significant impact."

By Rachel S. Cohen

12 months ago

The Air Force is ready to retire four E-8C Joint STARS jets in 2022

Airmen associated with the aircraft can switch to other jobs at Robins Air Force Base or transfer elsewhere.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago

Robins looks to bring home the BACN under new Air Force proposal

If Congress signs off on the proposal, Robins would get a squadron of nine E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft.

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

US Air Force awards $465M contract for new E-11A planes

The Air Force is ordering some fresh BACN.

By Valerie Insinna

2 years ago

Broken fan blade, shutdown of wrong engine led to fatal E-11 crash in Afghanistan, report says

The investigation found no evidence suggesting that maintenance inspections, procedures or personnel contributed to the mishap — though it does not address what may have caused the fan blade to break off.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

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