AEW - Airborne early warning
AFB - air force base, usually U.S. or Canadian.
AFCS - automatic flight control system, an advanced autopilot. Also IFCS, integrated flight control system.
AEW - Airborne Early Warning
A radar system installed in an aircraft that is used to detect the presence of aircraft, missiles, warships, etc entering a specified area.
AEW - Airborne early warning; aircraft equipped to give maximum advance warning of approaching hostile aircraft.
AFCS - Automatic flight control system.
AEW - Airborne Early Warning
AEW&C - Airborne Early Warning & Control (see AWACS)
AFB - Air Force Base
AFRC - Air Force Reserve Command ...
[3] The Bear was also the first Soviet bomber to have intercontinental range, allowing it to strike North American targets from Asia. The Tu-126 AEW aircraft and Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft are two more NK-12 powered designs derived from the Bear.
Later Avenger models carried radar equipment for the ASW and AEW roles.
 See also: Aviation, Aircraft, Force, Pilot, Flight
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