BOEING Steenokkerzeel,
Nato secretary general
"From patrolling American skies after 9/11, to our operations in
He added: "The modernisation will ensure Nato remains at the leading edge of technology.
"It will provide AWACS with sophisticated new communications and networking capabilities."
Stoltenberg signed the agreement with the president of
He added that the contract is a transatlantic, North American and European association, from the industrial side.
In total, 16 of the 29 allies, on both sides of the
AWACS are one of the few capabilities owned by Nato.
Specifically, it is a fleet of
These aircraft provide the alliance with aerial surveillance, command and control, battle space management and communications.
Up to 14 of the airplanes are located at an air base in Geilenkirchen,
Nato has also proposed to acquire the so-called Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system, which will give commanders an integral perspective of a situation on the ground.
A group of 15 allied countries will acquire the AGS system, consisting of five Nato RQ-4D remote control aircraft and associated ground command and control stations of European origin, according to the organization.
Nato will operate them and will keep them on behalf of all allies.
The AGS Nato RQ-4D aircraft is based on Block 40 Global Hawk of the
It has been uniquely adapted to meet the requirements of Nato, in order to provide the alliance with state-of-the-art intelligence, surveillance and recognition capability, according to the organization. EFE
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