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AWACSAcronym for Airborne Warning And Control System, surveillance system that incorporates a long-range surveillance and detection radar mounted on a Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft. It was used with great success in the 1991 Gulf War. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Army Aviation and Missile Command in Huntsville, Alabama, at the NAEW&C Force Command at SHAPE Headquarters in Mons, Belgium, at the NAEW&C Procurement Management Agency in Brunssum, The Netherlands, and at the NATO AWACS main operating base in Geilenkirchen, Germany. AWACS and Hawkeyes: The Complete History of Airborne Early Warning Aircraft. Many Americans were shocked to learn that, on October 12th, foreign military forces, in the form of five NATO AWACS planes dispatched from a base in Geilenkirchen, Germany, began cruising American skies to assist in the defense of the American homeland. |
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