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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 ...
The EL/M-2075 is a solid-state L-band conformal array radar system for use on a Boeing 707 and other aircraft. Phalcon, as the complete AEW mission suite is referred to, is intended for airborne early warning, tactical surveillance of airborne and surface targets and intelligence gathering.
In 1963, the USAF asked for proposals for an Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) to replace its EC-121 Warning Stars, which had served in the airborne early warning role for over a decade. [3] The new aircraft would take advantage of improvements in radar technology and computer-aided radar data analysis and data reduction.
A US Navy E-2C Hawkeye over NAS Point Mugu.. Airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft are airborne radar systems designed to detect and track aircraft, missiles, ships and vehicles and provide command and control to direct friendly forces.
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
The United States Air Force has reached an "affordable" deal with Boeing for the supply of E-7 Wedgetail airborne warning and control aircraft, senior officials said on Saturday. The agreement ...
The AN/ALQ-218 is an airborne passive Radar warning receiver / electronic warfare support measures / electronic signals intelligence (RWR/ESM/ELINT) sensor system designed for airborne situational awareness and signal intelligence gathering. The AN/ALQ-218 detects, identifies, locates and analyzes sources of radio frequency emission.
The AN/ALR-67 countermeasures warning and control system is the standard threat warning system for tactical aircraft and was specifically designed for the A-6E/SWIP, AV-8B, F-14B, F-14D and F/A-18. The system detects, identifies and displays radars and radar-guided weapon systems in the C to J frequency range (about 0.5 to 20 GHz).