They are, they are using a distributed Intel scheme not the old central distributed model.
It is battlespace intel
It still does not make sense that a NATO AWACS would be communicating with distributed forces no matter what you call it now. They’d have to hit some level of command like the article I cited references. To operate as you imply suggests a far greater involvement in preparation and coordination that would pre-date Russia’s invasion. The Ukraine was a NATO Aspirant, but they were not a full partner in NATO and wouldn’t have been involved with the battle intricacies at that level.