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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T17:16:07.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.airandspaceforces.com",
  "tags": [
    "Air",
    "Budget",
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    "E-11 BACN",
    "hybrid SATCOM terminal",
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    "Air Force Plans to Ditch BACN Jets for Satellite Communications",
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  "textContent": "The Air Force’s BACN may be cooked—the service plans to retire its entire E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node fleet in fiscal 2028 and equip aircraft to use satellite communications instead.\n\nThe post Air Force Plans to Ditch BACN Jets for Satellite Communications appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.",
  "title": "Air Force Plans to Ditch BACN Jets for Satellite Communications"
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