NATO announced that it would redeploy Aircraft Early Warning Systems (AWACS) from Germany to Romania;
With the aim of "monitoring Russian military activity," noting - in a statement - that the aircraft are scheduled to arrive on the 17th of this month to strengthen the coalition's presence in the region.
NATO did not specify the number of AWACS aircraft that will be sent to Romania, but it is known that it has a fleet of 14 aircraft.
Note that the price of one plane amounts to about 70 million euros.
NATO said that the AWACS aircraft will be stationed at a base near the Romanian capital, Bucharest, about 200 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, and it is scheduled to stay there for several weeks.
What are the characteristics and capabilities of these aircraft?
The attached report from Al Jazeera answers this question.