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====NATO Final Lifetime Extension Program====
NATO intends to extend the operational status of its AWACS until 2035 by significantly upgrading fourteen aircraft in the ''Final Lifetime Extension Program'' (FLEP) between 2019 and 2026.<ref name="NATO summit Warsaw July 2016"/> Upgrades include the expansion of data capacity, expansion of bandwidth for satellite communications, new encryption equipment, new [[HAVE QUICK]] radios, upgraded mission computing software and new operator consoles. The supporting ground systems (mission training center and mission planning and evaluation system) will also be upgraded to the latest standard. NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Program Management Agency (NAPMA) is the preparing and executing authority for the FLEP. FLEP will be combined with the standard planned higher echelon technical maintenance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-e-3d-sentry-aircraft-returns-to-the-uk-from-last-operational-mission/ |title=RAF E-3D Sentry aircraft returns to the UK from last operational mission |publisher=Royal Air Force |date=5 August 2021 |access-date=7 March 2023 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227182446/https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-e-3d-sentry-aircraft-returns-to-the-uk-from-last-operational-mission// |url-status=live }}</ref>