AWACS: NATO's Eye In the Sky BOISE, ID (idaho) - An international squad has flown an AWACS, or airborne warning and control systems, jet into Idaho's skies this week. The AWACS is equipped with some of the most sophisticated and classified surveilance equipment in the world. Boise State Radio's George Prentice introduces us to its NATO squad and gets a tour of the tactical jet. © Copyright 2012, idaho