Not taking credit (blame!) for anything like the full requirement, but I have read all the dossier sections of ST(S) 7068 from cover to cover, ditto the Initial Requirements Document that was derived a couple of years later and the subsequent ship tech spec.
1*s at Navy Board committee meetings may think they've understood something but in my experience frequently hear what they want to, regardless of what is actually in the document.
Long range AEW ought to be a combination of platform and sensor, but also needs to be persistent as well (combination of speed and platform endurance) - something frequently overlooked.