U.S. Air Force Eyes Unmanned Partner For AWACS

The future for the U.S. Air Force’s Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) fleet might not be replacement of the E-3s, or even a new radar, but pairing of the aircraft with UAVs to extend surveillance coverage. The technique is known as bistatic radar, where the transmitter (the AWACS) and the...

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