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Airborne early warning systems: Airborne Early Warning and Control ("AWACS" for NATO, many countries have developed their own AEW&C systems) Ground-based early warning radar systems: Ballistic Missile Early Warning System and PAVE PAWS (United States) Duga radar, also known as the "Russian Woodpecker" (Russia) Dnestr radar (1st generation Russian)
A Royal Air Force Boeing E-3 Sentry over North Yorkshire. An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack ...
This is a list of airborne early warning aircraft. An AEW aircraft is an airborne radar system generally used to detect incoming aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles, and other projectiles and provide guidance to fighter and attack aircraft strikes. NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry AWACS AEW aircraft
An early warning system is a warning system that can be implemented as a chain of information communication systems and comprises sensors, event detection and decision subsystems for early identification of hazards. They work together to forecast and signal disturbances that adversely affect the stability of the physical world, providing time ...
Airborne Warning and Control System, or AWACS, may refer to: Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C), a general term for the type of aircraft used in this role Boeing E-3 Sentry , the aircraft developed under the United States Air Force's "Airborne Warning and Control System" program
Today the early warning role has been supplanted to a large degree by airborne early warning platforms. [1] By placing the radar on an aircraft, the line-of-sight to the horizon is greatly extended. This allows the radar to use high-frequency signals, offering high resolution, while still offering long range.
An airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS, usually pronounced as ay-kas) operates independently of ground-based equipment and air traffic control in warning pilots of the presence of other aircraft that may present a threat of collision. If the risk of collision is imminent, the system recommends a maneuver that will reduce the risk of ...
The supporting ground systems (mission training center and mission planning and evaluation system) will also be upgraded to the latest standard. NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Program Management Agency (NAPMA) is the preparing and executing authority for the FLEP.