It is unusual for both a NATO and a USAF drone to take off from Sigonella at the same time, but this morning it happened:
the NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0017) and the USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 10-2045 – callsign FORTE10) left the Sicilian base at around 10:00 CESt to head towards the Ukrainian theatre.
It is very probable that this double departure is also due to the need to directly ascertain the damage of the Russian cruiser Moskva, hit last night by a Ukrainian anti-ship missile and apparently abandoned by its crew.
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