New French Air Force Libyan mission
This morning we’ve tracked from Istres AB, southern France, to the Strait of Sicily, a French Air Force Boeing C-135FR ” Stratotanker “ (735). The aircraft...
itamilradarMay 18, 2021
“Joint Stars” exercise – day/1
From 17 to 29 May 2021 the Italian military exercise “Joint Stars 2021” will take place on the Tyrrhenian sea and on the...
itamilradarMay 17, 2021
First intercept for Italian AF F-35 in Estonia
In the early morning of May 14, the Italian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 pilots deployed to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, supporting NATO’s...
itamilradarMay 15, 2021
NATO mission over eastern Mediterranean Sea
This morning a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0017 – callsign IAV0017) left around 08:00 CEST Sigonella AB eastbound (usually NATO “Phoenix” use...
itamilradarMay 12, 2021
New intervention of Italian Navy to rescue Italian fishing boats
This morning around 10:10 CEST, in the international waters north of Cyprus, there was an interaction between an unspecified number of Turkish fishing...
itamilradarMay 11, 2021
US eyes on Crimea
Another day of surveillance missions over the Black Sea. An USNavy Lockheed EP-3E “Aries II” (reg. 161410 – callsign DG86) departed Souda Bay...
itamilradarMay 11, 2021
New mission off Libya for an Italian P-72A
New central Mediterranean sea mission for an Italian Air Force ATR P-72A: the aircraft (reg. MM62280 – callsign IAM4101) left Sigonella AB at...
itamilradarMay 10, 2021
Italian Navy rescues fisherman reportedly shot off Libya
The Italian Navy frigate “Libeccio” (F572) has rescued a crew member of an Italian fishing boat reportedly injured by warning shots fired by...
itamilradarMay 6, 2021
Turkish Navy ATR mission into Athens FIR
A new mission into Athens FIR for a Turkish Navy aircraft. Around 12:45 CEST a Turkish Navy aircraft, an ATR C-72MPA (callsign MARTI18, reg....
itamilradarMay 5, 2021
ITS “Alpino” in action off eastern Libya
The Italian Navy’s Carlo Bergamini-class frigate “Alpino” (F594) yesterday morning intervened to rescue 7 Italian fishing boats threatened by the high-speed arrival of...
itamilradarMay 4, 2021
