New week, new US missions
A new week has begun in the Black Sea area, again under the banner of surveillance missions. The focus seems to be on...
itamilradarJune 27, 2022
US assets at work
Another day of intense air activity in the Black Sea theatre. A USN Boeing P-8A which took off from Sigonella this morning is...
itamilradarJune 25, 2022
Busy afternoon at Sigonella
After a mission of about six hours over the western Mediterranean, an RCAF Lockheed CP-140 (reg. 140114) returns to the Sicilian airport. We...
itamilradarJune 24, 2022
NATO Phoenix back home
A NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA001) is in flight to Sigonella AB after a Black Sea surveillance mission. In contrast to USAF...
itamilradarJune 23, 2022
Russian Navy Slava class cruiser south of Crete
Last week we wrote about the possible presence of a Russian major unit in the Ionian Sea (a Slava-class cruiser, possibly the Varyag)....
itamilradarJune 22, 2022
New Poseidon Black Sea mission
New ISR mission for a USN Boeing P-8A departed from NAS Sigonella. After a first part of the mission probably carried out off...
itamilradarJune 21, 2022
USS Truman in Marseille
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has arrived in Marseille, France, for a scheduled port visit on June 18. The visit to Marseille...
itamilradarJune 20, 2022
NATO assets at work
Afternoon of surveillance missions in the Black Sea area: Italian Air Force Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. MM62303 – callsign PERSEO71) in flight over...
itamilradarJune 20, 2022
Turkish mission south of Crete (searching for/2)
Two days ago we’ve tracked an unusual mission of an Italian Air Force P-72A west of Crete, assuming that it might be somehow...
itamilradarJune 19, 2022
Ambiguous attitude
This morning, a Russian Air Force Antonov An-124 (RA-82014) bound for Africa flew over Turkish airspace from north to south. After more than...
itamilradarJune 17, 2022
