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 14 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.

NAPMA
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.

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- NATO Recognition as Airworthiness Authorities
- FLEP is Here!
Before we all get a little bit too excited by the title, let’s explain what this means. As we approach two years since NAPMA signed the Final Lifetime Extension Programme (FLEP) contract with Boeing, physical work has finally begun to prepare Geilenkirchen Air Base to receive the new capabilities that FLEP will deliver.
- One Step Closer Toward NATO Airworthiness Recognition
In June 2021, NAPMA and the NAEW&C Force successfully cleared a significant airworthiness milestone when a NATO Assessment Team (NAT) paid a virtual visit to the staffs of the NE-3A Operational Airworthiness Authority (OAA) and Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA). The NAT visit marked the culmination of two years of work toward completing the NATO Recognition Process (NRP) of the airworthiness policies and procedures jointly employed by NAPMA, as the TAA, and the NAEW&C Force, as the OAA.
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