During a ceremony on 21 November 2019, Brig Gen Michael Gschossmann, NAPMA General Manager, and Mrs. Nancy R. Anderson, Vice President of Aircraft Modernization and Modification for the Boeing Company, unofficially signed a contract for the NATO E‑3A’s Final Lifetime Extension Programme (FLEP). This event marked a special day in the history of the NATO E‑3A fleet and reconfirmed the well-established relationship between NAPMA and Boeing.  

From its home location in Brunssum, NLD, the NATO AEW&C Programme Management Agency (NAPMA) has been continuously ensuring that the fleet of NATO E‑3A aircraft can meet the Alliance’s operational requirements with its advanced command and control and surveillance capabilities for 40 years.  

24 September 2019

NAPMA’s Follow-on Upgrade Programme is taking strides towards completion which is expected early next year. CNS/ATM has completed PAR and the Joint Retrofit with Mode 5/ EHS and Interim IP Comms/ AIS is over 75% complete. These FUP technology upgrades have allowed NATO to maintain the NATO E‑3A status as the leader in cutting edge AEW&C technologies.  

15 March 2019

During a ceremony held on 7 February 2019 to celebrate the completion of the Production and Retrofit phase of the CNS/ATM programme, NAPMA General Manager, Brigadier General Michael Gschossmann, and the NAEW&C Force Commander, Major General Jörg Lebert, expressed their appreciation to all personnel involved in this important project.  

6 December 2018

On 20 Nov 2018, NAPMA received a formal letter from a US Department of Defense authority for Mark XIIA Mode 5 (Level 1) and Mode S Integrated Platform Level certification for the NATO E‑3A AWACS marking the successful completion of the Mode 5/EHS project’s Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) Phase.  

21 December 2017
By SESAR DEPLOYMENT MANAGER

The AWACS retrofit project falling under the funding framework of “Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport was selected by INEA – the European Commission’s (EC) Innovation and Networks Executive Agency, and EC DG MOVE for an official visit hosted by Airbus on their facility in Manching, Germany.  

18 August 2017

Important milestone in the Communication, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Programme was achieved on 18 August 2017, as the NE‑3A FTD transfer took place at NE‑3A Main Operating Base (MOB) GK, Ready For Training (RFT).  

4 August 2017

Next milestone in the Communication, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Programme was achieved on 4 August 2017, as the power down of the NE‑3A FFS took place at NE‑3A Main Operating Base (MOB) GK thus allowing for major modifications to the flight simulators following the Flight Training Device (FTD).  

1 December 2016

Another milestone in the Communication, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) project was achieved on16 November 2016 when NATO E‑3A aircraft #459 took off from Boeing Field, inSeattle, Washington, USA and landed the next day at the NATO E‑3A Main Operating Base (MOB) in Geilenkirchen, Germany  

8 September 2016

Another milestone in the Communication, Navigation, Surveillance / Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) Programme was achieved on 2 September 2016 as the power down of the NE‑3A FTD took place at NE‑3A Main Operating Base (MOB) at Geilenkirchen, Germany, signaling the beginning of major modifications to the NE‑3A Component’s flight simulators.  

11 July 2016

“NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (AWACS) continues to prove itself instrumental not only to monitoring our airspace.