(DoD, NATO) Air surveillance and control provided by airborne early warning aircraft which are equipped with search and height-finding radar and communications equipment for controlling weapon systems. Also called AEW & C. See also air picket.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). airborne early warning and control. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/airborne_early_warning_and_control/definitions/1960230 |
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