(DoD, NATO) An airborne early warning aircraft positioned primarily to detect, report, and track approaching enemy aircraft or missiles and to control intercepts. Also called aerial picket. See also airborne early warning and control.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). air picket. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/air_picket/definitions/1960181 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "air picket" http://smartdefine.org/air_picket/definitions/1960181 (accessed September 25, 2026). |
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| MLA | Military Dictionary (DoD). "air picket" 4 April 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/air_picket/definitions/1960181> |