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Air Control Wing, ACW, is a wing of the Royal Danish Air Force. The main obligation of the ACW is military surveillance of all air traffic in Danish and adjacent airspaces, and military operators monitor the airspace and control fighter aircraft around the clock all year round. These tasks are carried out by the Control and Reporting Centre Karup (CRCKAR), located at Karup Air Base, in the western part of Denmark.

Four long-range radars deliver data to the control centre. The radars are located in positions, which enable them to survey the entire Danish airspace.

ACW also operates the Mobile Air Control Centre (MACC), which can be deployed at short notice where and when politicians and military leadership decide to do so. This unit is able to perform the same tasks as the CRCKAR. MACC operates from mobile containers, and is equipped with a long-range radar, the TPS-77 (produced by Lockheed Martin) and a number of short-range radars.

In the period 2005 – 2009, ACW deployed parts of this unit - a short-range radar and technical staff - to the Afghan capital Kabul, where the radar contributed to improve flight safety by providing data to the control tower at Kabul International Airport. These data provided air trafic controllers valuable information about air traffic in the airspace around the airport.

At Copenhagen Airport, together with their civilian colleagues, ACW air traffic controllers direct and control both military and civilian air traffic in Danish airspace.

Finally, ACW has its own training unit, responsible for operative and technical training of military personnel to carry out the specific tasks needed in the field.

More information (in Danish) is available at ACW’s website: acw.dk