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Today as well, NATO continued to conduct SIGINT missions along the entire eastern flank, from Finland to the Black Sea, with at least four assets deployed.
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NATO ISR Aircraft Spread Across Northern and Black Sea Flanks
Today, five NATO and allied ISR aircraft were active across the northern and southeastern flanks, covering areas from Finland and Poland to the Black Sea. The activity included an RAF RC-135W Rivet Jo...
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September 16, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Today as well, NATO continued to conduct SIGINT missions along the entire eastern flank, from Finland to the Black Sea, with at least four assets deployed.
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The drone is no longer trackable, but its last recorded position showed it heading toward Turkish airspace after reporting a radio communications problem.
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NATO RQ-4D aborts Black Sea mission after radio failure
A NATO RQ-4D Phoenix (reg. MM-AV-SA0014 – c/s MAGMA10),operating over the Black Sea today has interrupted its mission after squawking 7600, indicating a loss of radio communications. The drone, was la...
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September 16, 2026 at 7:02 AM
The drone is no longer trackable, but its last recorded position showed it heading toward Turkish airspace after reporting a radio communications problem.
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Throughout today, we have tracked numerous movements across the Baltic Sea, Finland, and the Barents Sea: AWACS aircraft, tankers, maritime patrol aircraft, and SIGINT platforms have all been active, alongside other aircraft that could not be tracked.
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NATO surveillance stretches from Murmansk to Kaliningrad in a coordinated Baltic-Nordic operation
NATO deployed a dense mix of maritime patrol, airborne early warning, tanker and signals-intelligence assets across Northern Europe today, with activity extending from the waters off Murmansk to Kalin...
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September 15, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Throughout today, we have tracked numerous movements across the Baltic Sea, Finland, and the Barents Sea: AWACS aircraft, tankers, maritime patrol aircraft, and SIGINT platforms have all been active, alongside other aircraft that could not be tracked.
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Tonight, two Italian Eurofighters intercepted and shot down a drone that had violated Lithuanian airspace.
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Italian Eurofighters Shoot Down Drone Over Lithuania, Putting NATO’s Eastern Air Defence to the Test
Italian Air Force Eurofighters deployed in Lithuania shot down an unidentified drone over Lithuanian territory shortly after midnight on September 15, after it entered the country’s airspace from the ...
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September 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Tonight, two Italian Eurofighters intercepted and shot down a drone that had violated Lithuanian airspace.
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New mission for the RAF Rivet Joint deployed to Souda.
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RAF RC-135W returns to the Black Sea from Souda Bay, reinforcing NATO’s surveillance of Russia’s southern flank
Today, the Royal Air Force has once again sent a Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint (reg. ZZ666 – c/s RRR7274) from Souda Bay, Crete, toward the Black Sea. The aircraft flew across Greece and Bulgaria before ...
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September 14, 2026 at 7:39 PM
New mission for the RAF Rivet Joint deployed to Souda.
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The Russian ships that transited the Strait of Sicily in recent days have arrived in Tobruk, Libya. This makes today’s mission appear far from coincidental.
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ARTEMIS II Over Tobruk: Timing Raises Questions About Russian Activity in Eastern Libya
The eastern Mediterranean and Libya are once again attracting close attention, with a particularly interesting coincidence emerging today. In the past few hours, the U.S. Army Bombardier Challenger 65...
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September 14, 2026 at 4:41 PM
The Russian ships that transited the Strait of Sicily in recent days have arrived in Tobruk, Libya. This makes today’s mission appear far from coincidental.
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The President Trump’s golf weekend in Ireland has come to an end. The US president is returning to the United States aboard the VC-25B, while a Boeing E-4B is also making its way back across the Atlantic to the US.
September 13, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The President Trump’s golf weekend in Ireland has come to an end. The US president is returning to the United States aboard the VC-25B, while a Boeing E-4B is also making its way back across the Atlantic to the US.
USAF Boeing E-3C Sentry (reg. 80-0138 - c/s NOESE42), departed from RAF Waddington, is supporting the POTUS CAP east off southern Ireland, with a KC-135R (reg. 62-3540 - c/s LAGER58) departed from RAF Mildenhall providing aerial refuelling.
September 13, 2026 at 10:33 AM
USAF Boeing E-3C Sentry (reg. 80-0138 - c/s NOESE42), departed from RAF Waddington, is supporting the POTUS CAP east off southern Ireland, with a KC-135R (reg. 62-3540 - c/s LAGER58) departed from RAF Mildenhall providing aerial refuelling.
Interesting and unusual mission for this French Navy Breguet Atlantique ATL.2 (reg. 25 - c/s FNY5627) over the western Mediterranean.
The aircraft remained in the area for approximately three hours, from 17:30 to 20:30, and is now returning to its home base at NAS Lann-Bihoué, Lorient.
The aircraft remained in the area for approximately three hours, from 17:30 to 20:30, and is now returning to its home base at NAS Lann-Bihoué, Lorient.
September 12, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Interesting and unusual mission for this French Navy Breguet Atlantique ATL.2 (reg. 25 - c/s FNY5627) over the western Mediterranean.
The aircraft remained in the area for approximately three hours, from 17:30 to 20:30, and is now returning to its home base at NAS Lann-Bihoué, Lorient.
The aircraft remained in the area for approximately three hours, from 17:30 to 20:30, and is now returning to its home base at NAS Lann-Bihoué, Lorient.
From the Barents Sea to the Black Sea, two simultaneous missions monitored Russia’s main naval bases in the two regions.
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Swedish SIGINT aircraft and RAF Rivet Joint operate simultaneously on NATO’s northern and Black Sea flanks
Two specialized NATO intelligence aircraft were active today across widely separated but strategically important areas of Europe: the Swedish Air Force Gulfstream S102B Korpen (reg. 102003 – c/s SVF68...
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September 12, 2026 at 10:56 AM
From the Barents Sea to the Black Sea, two simultaneous missions monitored Russia’s main naval bases in the two regions.
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The order also helps replace the Predator lost in Kuwait following the Iranian attack last March.
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Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Reaper Block 5s
The Italian Air Force has ordered two additional MQ-9A Reaper Block 5s from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), together with the associated Block 30 Ground Control Stations (GCS). The two ...
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September 11, 2026 at 3:54 PM
The order also helps replace the Predator lost in Kuwait following the Iranian attack last March.
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It is not the first asset of its kind deployed by the U.S. to the Middle East, but it certainly remains one of the most significant.
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USAF E-11A heads from the US to the Middle East, bringing a critical airborne communications node into the region
A U.S. Air Force E-11A BACN (reg. 21-9045 – c/s BLKWF01) departed Warner Robins, Georgia, on September 9 and is now moving toward the Middle East, with its tracked route passing through Ramstein befor...
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September 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM
It is not the first asset of its kind deployed by the U.S. to the Middle East, but it certainly remains one of the most significant.
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These are less usual movements than those we have been tracking over the past few weeks: 5 CV-22Bs and 4 MC-130Js from the U.S. Special Operations Command flying towards the Middle East.
September 10, 2026 at 8:36 PM
These are less usual movements than those we have been tracking over the past few weeks: 5 CV-22Bs and 4 MC-130Js from the U.S. Special Operations Command flying towards the Middle East.
Today as well, a USAF Rivet Joint kept a close watch over the Barents Sea and the Kola Peninsula.
September 10, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Today as well, a USAF Rivet Joint kept a close watch over the Barents Sea and the Kola Peninsula.
A second Russian naval convoy is currently transiting south of Sicily, heading east, while the first convoy arrived in Tartus in recent days.
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Italian P-72A monitors Russian flotilla as second group moves east through the Mediterranean
The Italian Air Force is monitoring a second Russian naval group transiting the central Mediterranean. Today, an ATR P-72A MPA (reg. MM62280 – c/s IAM4101) operated west of Sicily, flying directly tow...
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September 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A second Russian naval convoy is currently transiting south of Sicily, heading east, while the first convoy arrived in Tartus in recent days.
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Second consecutive day of NATO activity over the Black Sea. Today, an RAF Rivet Joint that had arrived at Souda Bay on Sunday and at least one NATO Sentry are operating in the area.
Other non-trackable assets may also be involved.
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Other non-trackable assets may also be involved.
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Second NATO surveillance mission over the Black Sea in two days
NATO surveillance activity over the Black Sea continued today, following the multi-platform operation we documented yesterday. A NATO E-3A AWACS, an A330 MRTT tanker and an RAF RC-135W Rivet Joint wer...
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September 9, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Second consecutive day of NATO activity over the Black Sea. Today, an RAF Rivet Joint that had arrived at Souda Bay on Sunday and at least one NATO Sentry are operating in the area.
Other non-trackable assets may also be involved.
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Other non-trackable assets may also be involved.
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After months of negotiations, the agreement was signed today, under which the Italian Navy will transfer two frigates to the Hellenic Navy.
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Italy transfers two FREMM frigates to Greece, strengthening Athens’ naval capabilities in the Mediterranean
Italy and Greece have signed today in Rome the implementation agreement for the transfer of two Italian Navy FREMM frigates, ITS Carlo Bergamini (F 590) and ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591), to the Hellenic...
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September 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
After months of negotiations, the agreement was signed today, under which the Italian Navy will transfer two frigates to the Hellenic Navy.
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NATO operation underway over the Black Sea, involving at least two tankers, an AWACS and additional assets.
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French AWACS and Two MRTTs Converge on the Black Sea, Signalling a Coordinated NATO Air Operation
A French E-3F AWACS (reg. 36-CB – c/s FAF902) departed Avord today and headed east toward the Black Sea, supported by a French A330 MRTT (reg. F-UJCM – c/s FAF4091) from Istres and a NATO A330 MRTT (r...
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September 8, 2026 at 10:29 AM
NATO operation underway over the Black Sea, involving at least two tankers, an AWACS and additional assets.
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Yesterday, a Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint (reg. ZZ666 - c/s ASCOT7207) conducted a SIGINT mission over the Black Sea.
At the end of the mission, instead of returning to RAF Waddington, the aircraft headed towards Souda Bay AB, where it remains to this day.
At the end of the mission, instead of returning to RAF Waddington, the aircraft headed towards Souda Bay AB, where it remains to this day.
September 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Yesterday, a Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint (reg. ZZ666 - c/s ASCOT7207) conducted a SIGINT mission over the Black Sea.
At the end of the mission, instead of returning to RAF Waddington, the aircraft headed towards Souda Bay AB, where it remains to this day.
At the end of the mission, instead of returning to RAF Waddington, the aircraft headed towards Souda Bay AB, where it remains to this day.
A Russian cargo vessel was struck by several drones while sailing in the central Mediterranean. Interestingly, the incident occurred approximately in the same area where similar attacks were reported in recent months.
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Lady Mariia hit by drones in the Mediterranean, exposing Russia’s maritime logistics route
The Russian-flagged Ro-Ro cargo ship Lady Mariia (IMO 9220641) was reportedly struck by multiple aerial drones in the Mediterranean on September 6 while sailing east toward Syria. Video circulating on...
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September 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
A Russian cargo vessel was struck by several drones while sailing in the central Mediterranean. Interestingly, the incident occurred approximately in the same area where similar attacks were reported in recent months.
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While the U.S. envoys are in Kyiv, the United States is keeping another eye on Russian bases on the Kola Peninsula.
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US Air Force RC-135W Returns to Kola Peninsula as KC-135 Supports New Northern ISR Mission
A new US Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance mission is underway today over the Norwegian and Barents Seas, with an RC-135W Rivet Joint operating toward Russia’s Kola Peninsula. Th...
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September 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
While the U.S. envoys are in Kyiv, the United States is keeping another eye on Russian bases on the Kola Peninsula.
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USAF movements continue. Today, another transfer involved 12 F-16s arriving in the Middle East.
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Ohio Air National Guard F-16s Continue to CENTCOM, Reinforcing the U.S. Fighter Presence in the Middle East
Twelve F-16s from the Ohio Air National Guard are continuing their eastbound deployment toward the CENTCOM area of operations as part of Coronet East 110. Today, the fighters were tracked moving onwar...
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September 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
USAF movements continue. Today, another transfer involved 12 F-16s arriving in the Middle East.
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An unusual appearance in the skies over London: this Turkish National Police Sikorsky S-92A (reg. TCCB 3). The helicopter was flying from Stansted Airport towards the English capital and is usually used for VIP transport of senior Turkish state officials.
September 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
An unusual appearance in the skies over London: this Turkish National Police Sikorsky S-92A (reg. TCCB 3). The helicopter was flying from Stansted Airport towards the English capital and is usually used for VIP transport of senior Turkish state officials.
Following last week’s activity in the Baltic Sea, yesterday it was the Kola Peninsula that came under the attention of NATO assets operating as part of Exercise Lion Protector, although the activity had a distinctly operational character.
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Allied ISR surge over the Norwegian Sea points to a highly operational Lion Protector 26 focus
Yesterday afternoon, a coordinated wave of U.S. and British intelligence, surveillance and maritime patrol aircraft operated across the Norwegian Sea and toward the Kola Peninsula. The activity, proba...
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September 3, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Following last week’s activity in the Baltic Sea, yesterday it was the Kola Peninsula that came under the attention of NATO assets operating as part of Exercise Lion Protector, although the activity had a distinctly operational character.
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USAF rotations to and from the Middle East continue. Today, 12 F-16s from Aviano returned to Italy, supported by tanker aircraft, including KC-135s operating from Sigonella.
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Aviano F-16s Return to Italy as New Fighter Package Heads for the Middle East
Twelve U.S. Air Force F-16Cs from Aviano Air Base have returned to Italy after apparently operating from the Gulf region for the past two months. The redeployment took place in the early hours of toda...
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September 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
USAF rotations to and from the Middle East continue. Today, 12 F-16s from Aviano returned to Italy, supported by tanker aircraft, including KC-135s operating from Sigonella.
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