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An AWACS aircraft lands at the airport of Trapani-Birgi

Trapani, Italy - It is equipped with a radar for air surveillance

In the context of operation "Odyssey Dawn" an AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control System), which is an airplane equipped with an airborne warning and control system, recently landed at the airport of Trapani-Birgi. This type of aircraft has the peculiarity to be equipped with an electronic system based on radar to perform air surveillance and functions of command, control and communications both...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1127197
Rome, Italy, 03/22/2011 12:40
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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