早そう期き警けい戒かい管かん制せい機き

noun

airborne early warning and control aircraft; AWACS

Military/aviation term for an aircraft equipped with radar and control systems for early warning and battle management. Often abbreviated as AWACS.

See also: 早期警戒機

• 早そう期き警けい戒かい管かん制せい機きが領りょう空くうの監かん視しにあたっている。

  An airborne early warning and control aircraft is monitoring the airspace.