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DEW line

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DEW line  (d, dy)
n.
A line of radar stations near the 70th parallel across the North American continent, maintained by the United States and Canada and intended to give advance warning of approaching enemy aircraft and missiles.
[D(istant) E(arly) W(arning).]
DEW line [djuː]
n acronym for
(Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) (Military) distant early warning line, a network of radar stations situated mainly in Arctic regions to give early warning of aircraft or missile attack on North America
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The main features of the modernization programs that followed were the replacement of the DEW Line radar system with an improved Arctic radar line called the North Warning System; the deployment of Over-the-Horizon Backscatter radar; the assignment of F-15s, F-16s, and CF-18s to NORAD; and the greater use of Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.
The enduring value of NORAD by Renuart, Victor, E., Jr. / Joint Force Quarterly
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