NAPMA

NATO's eye in the SKY

The NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control (NAEW&C) Programme is often cited as one of the most successful collaborative ventures ever undertaken by the Alliance. The fleet of 16 NE-3A aircraft represents the world’s first multi-national, fully integrated Air Force, and is one of the few military assets that is actually owned and operated by NATO.

NAPMO Board of Directors

The NAEW&C Programme Management Organization Board of Directors (NAPMO BOD) has authority over the management and governance of the Programme, particularly in the technical, initial support, financial and contractual areas. The BOD consists of one member from each participating Nation.

As NAPMO executive agent, the NAEW&C Progamme Management Agency (NAPMA) is accountable to the Board of Directors for planning and coordinating acquisition strategy, managing projects associated with modernisation of the NE-3A fleet, providing sustainment support services, and overseeing the technical aspects of the NAEW&C airworthiness programme.

Final Lifetime Extention Programme (FLEP)

The objective of the 6th Amendment Futures Modernisation Project is to plan, acquire, and deliver integrated technical solutions supporting the NAEW&C Force Command’s identified requirements. In order to maintain the NE-3A’s operational relevance and sustainability through 2035 the following drivers have been identified for the Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP). Those drivers are the NAC noted requirements for operational capabilities, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) and obsolescence and new mandates. This includes C2 data exchange requirements and Joint Intelligences, Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities.