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NATO Conducting Competition for Risk Reduction and Feasibility Studies on AWACS Replacement

NATO Conducting Competition for Risk Reduction and Feasibility Studies on AWACS Replacement
The 14 NATO AWACS planes received glass cockpits between 2016 and 2019 (Photo Courtesy of NATO)

NATO is conducting a competition for three risk reduction and feasibility studies under its Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) program to replace 14 Boeing [BA] E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft when they leave service in 2035. In March last year, six companies or industry teams delivered AFSC concept studies to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA)--Airbus Defence and Space; Boeing and Indra Sistemas, Inmarsat, Leonardo, and Thales; General Atomics; L3Harris [LHX] and Meta Mission Data,…

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