2006-09-27 11:24:10 · 11 answers · asked by Deutsch Liebhaber 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Like most of the responds here, the correct ones are repeated countless times.
Airborne Warning And Control System. We normally refer to them as Sentry or just E-3.
And someone did a cut and paste on the E-3, what's with that? The Asker just wants to know what its means, not what it does, how high it flies and all the other technical details.
2006-09-27 19:28:12 · answer #1 · answered by CuriousE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) is a radar-based electronic system designed to carry out airborne surveillance, and C3 (command, control and communications) functions for both tactical and air defence forces. The system is designed and built by Boeing (Defense & Space Group) using Northrop Grumman radar and flown on either the E-3 Sentry aircraft (Boeing 707) or more recently a modified Boeing 767.
2006-10-01 18:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by AL 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Airborne Warning And Control System
2006-09-27 19:01:07 · answer #3 · answered by j H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Airbourne early Warning And Control System.
It's like an airbourne mission operations centre. It has fighter controllers, bomber controllers and support aircraft controllers. They direct the battles from these aircraft. Directing fighters to targets, and warning the bombers to enemy interceptors en route, directing them to turn to avoid them well in advance.
I've been on board a RAF E3-D sentry, while on exercise in Scotland (RAF Leuchars). A very busy place, it directed the whole "battle" which took place over North Scotland. The radar systems could detect threats as far away as the opposite end of scotland, and Northern England as well as miles into the north sea. Very High tech.
2006-09-28 06:28:23 · answer #4 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
Civilian airliners use a similar system called TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) to avioid mid air collisions.
2006-09-27 18:34:47 · answer #5 · answered by Sam J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-09-27 20:24:55 · answer #6 · answered by Fadhl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Curious.
Please don't vote either way for me, this is not an answer.
To clear something up:
SAM, your answer is crazy. I am an E-3 flight engineer, our Surveillance Radar is NOTHING like TCAS. In fact, our planes have ACAS (same a TCAS), even though we have that huge radar up top.
2006-09-29 14:13:26 · answer #7 · answered by sc0tt.rm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I recall correctly it means Advanced Warning Air Combat System. Essentially it is a plane loaded with electronic detection gear that can identify and coordinate targeting information to combat planes and ships.
2006-09-27 18:27:59 · answer #8 · answered by anonymourati 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you put pieces of the above answers together you will have it. Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). Boeing has some good info on their website.
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/infoelect/awacs/index.html
http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/infoelect/e3awacs/index.htm
2006-09-27 19:03:16 · answer #9 · answered by Jerry L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
www.boeing.com/defense-space/infoelect/e3awacs www.latlong.com/frank/pilot/awacs.htm
Military airplane that has advance radar and communication for early warning.
2006-09-27 18:28:14 · answer #10 · answered by rex_rrracefab 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋