Overview
The Boeing P-8 Airborne Ground Surveillance (AGS) concept is an innovative and capable Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance platform equipped with an arsenal of multi-spectral sensors. AGS will transform the U.S. Air Force Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) mission with improved capabilities, reliability, efficiencies and affordability. The U.S. Air Force currently is conducting an Analysis of Alternatives to determine how best to modernize its E-8C JSTARS fleet.
Capabilities
P-8 Airborne Ground Surveillance - Single Platform Kill Chain
- Common system based on the Boeing family of 737-based military products
- Advanced AGS sensor features Ground Moving Target Indicator and Synthetic Aperture Radar
- Multi-mode AN/APY-10 radar
- Electro optical/infrared sensor
- Electronic Support Measures/Self-protection system
- AGS can accommodate various sensors and weapons under each wing and a deployable unmanned airborne vehicle
Platform
- P-8 AGS is a militarized 737-800 commercial jet
- CFM56-7B engine
- 180 customers/105 million flight hours
- Extremely fuel efficient
- Lowest in-flight shut down rate of any commercial jet engine on the market
- Mission fuel: 64,000 pounds
- Unrefueled mission endurance: 9 hours
- Refueled mission endurance (air to air) : 23 hours
For more information read the P-8 AGS overview (PDF).