Drones at work
This morning we tracked two US drones operating over the eastern Mediterranean. A USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 11-2046 – c/s FORTE15) and...
itamilradarJuly 26, 2024
Greece Chooses the F-35 Lightning II
Today, the Greece government finalized its intention to procure 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft by signing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA)...
itamilradarJuly 25, 2024
New Russian entries in the Mediterranean Sea
Last night, two units of the Russian Navy entered the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. The first is the tanker Akademik Pashin,...
itamilradarJuly 25, 2024
Italian Typhoon crashes in Australia
An Italian Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A (registration unknown) crashed inside Litchfield National Park in Australia, south of Darwin. The aircraft was participating in...
itamilradarJuly 24, 2024
Tensions flare up in the Aegean Sea
Tensions escalated in the Aegean over the past few days, a situation not seen since 2022. Turkey deployed five warships, albeit not all...
itamilradarJuly 23, 2024
Crash in Reggio Calabria
A Vigili del fuoco (fire department) Erickson S-64F Skycrane (reg. I-CFAG), crashed during landing at Reggio Calabria Airport. The helicopter hit the ground...
itamilradarJuly 22, 2024
A typical mission over the central Mediterranean
Many times, we only partially track the missions of the Italian Air Force’s ATR P-72A over the central Mediterranean. In some cases, the...
itamilradarJuly 20, 2024
A third Triton arrived in Sigonella
This morning, we tracked a US Navy Northrop Grumman MQ-4C “Triton” (reg. 169602) arriving at NAS Sigonella after a long flight directly from...
itamilradarJuly 18, 2024
The Varyag left the Mediterranean
We know well that, while the Strait of Gibraltar is well “guarded” by numerous spotters and OSINT, the Suez Canal remains a black...
itamilradarJuly 17, 2024
New Surveillance Missions in the Black Sea Area
There are at least two assets conducting SIGINT missions in the region this afternoon. The first is a USN Boeing P-8A that took...
itamilradarJuly 15, 2024
