Definition: (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.
See also air picket.
Airborne Early Warning And Control
From Department of Defense, for About.com
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