A NATO Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft arrives at Boeing Field in Seattle on Aug. 1, 2013, in preparation for a flight-deck and avionics upgrade. The move from analog systems to a digital flight deck will enable the NATO and U.S. AWACS fleets to meet current and future air traffic management requirements for flying in worldwide airspace. . . .

The upgrade to the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System, or AWACS, aircraft, along with a U.S. AWACS, is part of a $368 million engineering, manufacturing and development contract. The move from analog systems to a digital flight deck will enable the AWACS fleets to meet current and future air traffic management requirements for flying in worldwide airspace. . . .

The modification is scheduled to be completed in 2015.  (via Blogs of War)

Image: NATO AWACS E-3A Sentinel (photo: NATO)