picket aircraft
1Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association — Infobox Union| name= AMFA country= United States affiliation= Independent members= 3900 [cite web title=Membership work=Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association url=http://www.amfanatl.org/Pages/03 Membership/Membership2.html accessdate=2007 08… …
2Picket (military) — In military terminology, a picket (archaically, picquet, not to be confused with the punishment picquet) refers to soldiers or troops placed on a line forward of a position to warn against an enemy advance. It can also refer to any unit (for… …
3picket — picketer, n. /pik it/, n. 1. a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent, etc. 2. a person stationed by a union or the like outside a factory, store, mine, etc., in order to dissuade or prevent workers or …
4picket — pick•et [[t]ˈpɪk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) bui a post, stake, or peg that is driven into the ground for use in a fence, to fasten down a tent, etc 2) a person stationed, as by a union, outside a factory, store, etc., to dissuade workers or customers from… …
5aerial picket — Aircraft patrolling around a position, an area, or an army or naval formation primarily to detect, report, and track approaching aircraft …
6Radar picket — A radar picket is a radar equipped ship, submarine, aircraft, or vehicle used to increase the radar detection range around a force to protect it from surprise attack. Often several detached radar units encircle a force to provide increased cover… …
7radar picket — Mil. a ship, vehicle, or aircraft stationed at a distance from a protected force to increase radar detection range. [1950 55] * * * radar picket, a ship or aircraft with radar, stationed near the outside boundary of some area to detect… …
8air picket — An airborne early warning aircraft positioned primarily to detect, report, and track approaching enemy aircraft or missiles and to control intercepts. Also called aerial picket. See also airborne early warning and control …
9air picket — /ˈɛə pɪkət/ (say air pikuht) noun Military airborne early warning aircraft disposed around a position, area, or formation, primarily to detect, report and track approaching enemy aircraft …
10radar picket — Any ship, aircraft, or vehicle, stationed at a distance from the force protected, for the purpose of increasing the radar detection range …
