PAVE

PAVE is a United States Air Force program identifier relating to electronic systems.

Prior to 1979, Pave was said to be a code word for the Air Force unit responsible for the project.

[1][2] Pave was used as an inconsequential prefix identifier for a wide range of different programs,[3] though backronyms and alternative meanings have been used.

[4] For example, in the helicopters Pave Low and Pave Hawk it was said to mean Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment,[4] but in PAVE PAWS it was said to mean Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry.

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