NATO will replace AWACS with the latest technology in the next 15 years including artificial intelligence, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

“The fleet of NATO AWACS aircraft has been our eyes in the sky, supporting our airborne operations for decades. From patrolling American skies after 9/11 to our operations in Afghanistan and as part of the Global Coalition against ISIS,” he said at the NATO Industry Forum, Washington D.C. 

“We are planning for its replacement in 2035. Which will include many of the technologies we are talking about today, such as autonomous systems, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data,” he added.