airborne early warning
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airborne early warning
[′er‚bȯrn ′ər·lē ′wȯrn·iŋ] (ordnance)
The detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other equipment carried in an airborne vehicle, and the transmitting of a warning to friendly units.
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