Glossary term
AAWC2 (anti-air warfare coordinator)
TERM SUMMARY
AAWC2 is the NATO abbreviation for anti-air warfare coordinator. NATO's glossary of abbreviations lists it with the French equivalent coordonnateur de la lutte antiaérienne and associates it with the...
- Why it matters
- AAWC2 is the NATO abbreviation for anti-air warfare coordinator . It appears in NATO's glossary of abbreviations used in NATO documents, which gives the French equivalent as coordonnateur de la lutte antiaérienne .
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- Canadian government procurement terminology
- Reference role
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AAWC2 is the NATO abbreviation for anti-air warfare coordinator. It appears in NATO's glossary of abbreviations used in NATO documents, which gives the French equivalent as coordonnateur de la lutte antiaérienne. The glossary is published in English and French, and the entry follows that bilingual format.
The glossary associates the AAWC2 entry with ATP-01, a NATO publication concerning naval tactical procedures. The term belongs to NATO's operational vocabulary for anti-air warfare. It sits beside a closely related entry, AAWC1, which stands for anti-air warfare commander. Reading the two entries together shows that NATO treats the coordinator and the commander as separate roles.
Where AAWC2 is defined
The authoritative source for the abbreviation is the NATO glossary of acronyms and abbreviations, which is part of the AAP-15 series. The NATO glossary directly supports three facts about this term: the abbreviation, its English expansion and its French equivalent. It also records the link to ATP-01.
NATO also maintains NATOTerm, which it describes as its official terminology database for non-classified military and relevant non-military terminology. Bid teams who need to confirm how NATO words a term can start from NATOTerm.
AAWC2 and AAWC1: coordinator and commander
The glossary lists AAWC1 as anti-air warfare commander and AAWC2 as anti-air warfare coordinator. The numeral at the end of each abbreviation is part of the entry, so the two should not be treated as interchangeable. Where a document uses AAWC2, the expansion to use is coordinator, not commander.
- AAWC1: anti-air warfare commander.
- AAWC2: anti-air warfare coordinator, in French coordonnateur de la lutte antiaérienne.
- Associated publication: ATP-01, on naval tactical procedures.
Anti-air warfare in NATO air defence
AAWC2 is one entry within a wider body of NATO air-defence language. NATO states that its air command and control systems allow the Alliance to manage NATO air operations, as described on its page on NATO integrated air and missile defence. That page identifies air command and control as an element of integrated air and missile defence.
NATO's material on NATO air defence likewise identifies command-and-control structures as part of air defence. The AAWC2 entry is a terminology item in this vocabulary. It is not itself a programme, a system or a standard that a supplier would build to.
What AAWC2 means for a supplier bidding on Canadian public contracts
AAWC2 is a NATO terminology entry. If a solicitation, statement of work or specification uses the abbreviation, read it as anti-air warfare coordinator and check whether the document points to ATP-01 or another NATO publication for further detail. The abbreviation on its own does not create a compliance requirement. Any obligation comes from the wording of the solicitation, so confirm the requirement in the tender documents and raise questions with the contracting authority during the question period.
Keep AAWC2 and AAWC1 distinct in proposal text. Using the coordinator and commander terms precisely, in English and in French where a bilingual response is needed, keeps your response consistent with NATO's own glossary.