what does AWACS stand for?

Answer 1

Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C2BM (command and control, battle management) functions for both tactical and air defence forces. The "rotodome" radome system is designed and built by Boeing (Defense & Space Group) using Westinghouse (now Northrop Grumman) radar and flown on either the E-3 Sentry aircraft (Boeing 707) or more recently a modified Boeing 767. Only the Japanese Air Force has the 767 version. All US and NATO E-3s are the Boeing 707.

Modern AWACS systems can detect aircraft from up to 400 km (250 miles) away, well out of range of any anti-air weapons. In air-to-air combat, AWACS systems can communicate with friendly aircraft, extend their sensor range and give them added stealth, since they no longer need their own active radar to detect threats. However, by the nature of radar, AWACS aircraft can be detected by opposing forces beyond its own detection range. This is because the outgoing pulse deterioates in strength the further it travels. Therefore, a signal which is intended to go out and be reflected back must be strong enough to cover twice the distance between the sender and the target.

These aircraft are used by the USAF, NATO, the RAF, French Air Force, Saudi Arabia, and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.

Answer 2

Airborne Warning And Control System

Answer 3

Airborne Early Warning and Control System aircraft. It is a division of the Air Force started during World War II that more or less spies on the enemy to let troops know of enemy whereabouts.

Answer 4

Airborne Warning and Control System

Answer 5

air weather something something sonar, its the c 130 with the big flat dish on top that they fly into hurricanes etc.

Answer 6

Well, they already mentioned it above