2007-09-20 - AME Info | Saudi Arabia | Latest News - Boeing has been awarded a $49.2m contract to upgrade communications aboard Saudi Arabia's fleet of five E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. The U.S. Air Force Electronic Systems Center awarded the contract under a foreign military sales agreement. The enhancement, known as Link 16, is a secure, jam-resistant, digital data link that allows military aircraft, ships and ground units to exchange their tactical pictures in near real time.  

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