Is AI helped in any way by recon, AWACS, GCI/AIC, ATC etc

[Zayets]

Wanted to ask this question for a long time but was too busy playing DCS (yeah, Open Beta). So, is there any (significant) advantage, behaviour in AI if there is an AWACS present in the mission? Does the AI is smart enough to (for example) keep his radar/comms off and rely on AWACS completely? Same with the recon on the ground when AI is tasked to do some ground damage, is the precision affected in any way?

I know ED is busy to deliver some kick @$$ AI in 2.5 release, just wanted to know if some of these are taken into consideration because it will totally change the game. Literally.

[Exorcet]

My experience with ground units is limited, but AWACS makes a very noticeable difference for AI aircraft. They can effectively use the AWACS radar instead of their own.

 

However you need to tell them in the mission editor to turn off their radars (and to turn back on their radars if the AWACS lands or is destroyed). They won't manage it automatically.