Airborne Warning and Control System

Abstract

The Air Force is developing the AWACS to provide an overall airborne air surveillance capability with command, control and communication functions for air defense and tactical forces. Additionally, AWACS provides a peacetime capability for emergency air traffic controland area surveillance. AWACS will be able to detect and track aircraft at high and low altitudes over land and water and will permit thephasing down of existing Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) control and surveillance systems and phasing out of tactical Air Command (TAC) Airborne Command and Control 1 Center aircraft (the C-130E).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD1119025

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Engineering
  • Procurement
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space