AWACS - Airborne warning and control system; an advanced AEW aircraft, with additional facilities for deployment and control of defence, interception, and counter-strike forces.
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AWACS
Airborne Warning And Control System. An electronically very souped-up Boeing 707. (Pronounced "AY-wax.")
AWY
Airway ...
Autogyro - An aircraft equipped with a rotating wing, or rotor, to sustain itself in the air, and a propeller to move forward.
AUX Fuel - Auxiliary fuel tanks.
AWACS - Airborne Warning And Control System.
AEW&C - Airborne Early Warning & Control (see AWACS)
AFB - Air Force Base
AFRC - Air Force Reserve Command ...
This was due to the improved reliability of BVR missiles, radars, and most importantly, the integration of C3I assets such as AWACS aircraft into the realm of aerial warfare.
 See also: Aviation, Aircraft, Range, Force, Radar
  
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