Talk:Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS

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Requested move 23 May 2024[edit]

Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARSGrumman E-8 Joint STARS – Why does Northrop Grumman, a corporation formed in 1994, get credit for an aircraft that first flew in 1988? Rename per WP:AIR/NC. Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1992–93 Schierbecker (talk) 01:45, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: WikiProject Aviation and WikiProject Military history have been notified of this discussion. Schierbecker (talk) 22:04, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Weak oppose I can see the arguments both ways on this. Per WP:AIR/NC, we should be "wary" of using "non-contemporary names". That would imply we should make the move. However, the JSTARS was produced up through 2005, meaning that it was produced by Northrop Grumman after the merger; and most sources that I've found that identify the manufacturer use the Northrop Grumman identifier, which strongly implies per WP:AIR/NC that we should use the name that is commonly used "by consensus". I don't think it makes a huge difference either way, but in that case I'd go with the name that seems to be most used by consensus, which is the current one. SWATJester Shoot Blues, Tell VileRat! 01:29, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]