NATO is moving to Romania some of the AWACS radar jets, currently stationed in Germany, to watch more closely the war started by Russia in Ukraine. The planes are scheduled to land on Tuesday at the Otopeni military base, near Bucharest. NATO and the Ministry of Defense announced that they will carry out surveillance flights exclusively on the territory of the Alliance, will strengthen the presence of allied forces in the Black Sea region, but they will also monitor Russian military activity. AWACS aircraft can fly at altitudes of 12,000 meters and detect enemy aircraft, ships or ground vehicles from 400 kilometers away. They can transmit information to all NATO combat aircraft, which means they can theoretically be used as flying command posts.
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