The Air Warfare Centre, known as the AWC, is a Royal Air Force research and testing organization based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom. It has a training branch nearby as a lodger unit of RAF Cranwell and other branches elsewhere, including at High Wycombe, Brize Norton, Boscombe Down, and Odiham.
AWC's motto is "Arma Judicare Consilium Dare" which means To test the weaponry and give advice.
Read more about Air Warfare Centre: History, Structure, Development Division, Operations Division, Operations Support Division, Operational Analysis (OA) Element, Flying Division, Test and Evaluation Division, Conclusion, Commandants
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