{"product_id":"higher-eyes-in-the-sky-kim-corcoran-9781288330256","title":"Higher Eyes in the Sky: The Feasibility of Moving AWACS and JSTARS Functions into Space","description":"During the past few years, Air Force leaders have begun to emphasize space operations. Global Engagement states that we will eventually transition from an Air and Space Force into a Space and Air Force and various leaders have opined that that air and space are \"seamless.\" Air Force Chief-of-Staff General Fogleman introduced the concept that in the future, we will be able to \"find, fix, target, track, and engage (F2T2E)\" any target, anywhere on the earth. In order to actually accomplish F2T2E, the functions currently performed by the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) will need to migrate to space-based platforms. This thesis explores how such a migration would occur. Before examining space operations, the historical military need for moving target indicators (MTI) is examined, tracing the evolution from hot air balloons to our current AWACS and JSTARS aircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kim Corcoran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1288330251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781288330256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioscholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.21d","brand":"Kim Corcoran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47611342946559,"sku":"9781288330256","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_130db159-66e6-423b-aa7d-8c257cbe835a.jpg?v=1764513277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/higher-eyes-in-the-sky-kim-corcoran-9781288330256","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}