[MHalblaub]

NAMSA is the NATO E-3 AWACS depot level maintainers.

From your source:
“Depot Level Maintenance (DLM) of materiel and equipment”
“The NAMSO Board of Directors (BOD) comprises senior representatives from the Defence Ministries of the NAMSO nations. “

That doesn't exclude that EADS is servicing and maintaining the NATO AWACS fleet. So EADS has experience.

You are still wrong with your original claim.

[cmdr straker]

That doesn’t exclude that EADS is servicing and maintaining the NATO AWACS fleet. So EADS has experience.

You are still wrong with your original claim.

How do figure EADS has experiance

1. ARE THEY BUILDING ONE.. = NO
2. Do they have a contrract =NO
so the big answer is NO NO NO
show me a sourse as you say to backk your claim

Check E-3 AWACS depot.. gues what its TINKER.
There is NO EADS.. NONE zip ZIPPO.. The USAF and Boeing aint gonna let A foriegn company work on any us AWACS, and Boeing has the Contract for the AWACS upgrades at tinker for ALL including NATO AWACS planes.

[cmdr straker]

Installing a IFF transponder is not What anyone would call AWACS experiance.

as that is the only contract EADS has done to the E-3.

[cmdr straker]

http://www.deagel.com/AEWandC-ISR-and-EW-Aircraft/E-3-Sentry_a000541001.aspx

listing of upgrades by contractors.