USAF
Rivet Joints on task
This afternoon, a dual surveillance mission took place over the Black Sea area. Two Rivet Joint aircraft operated in the region, covering the...
itamilradarAugust 9, 2024
New Baltic mission for FORTE
The USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 09-2039 – c/s FORTE11) is returning to NAS Sigonella at this moment (11:30 CEST), after taking off...
itamilradarJuly 30, 2024
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
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
Busy Eastern Mediterranean
It had been quite some time (or perhaps it had never happened before) since we saw such a massive presence of U.S. assets...
itamilradarJuly 9, 2024
The strange case of the (not) shot down FORTE
As reported by the Italian newspaper “La Stampa” some Russian Telegram channels suggest that a MiG-31 of the Russian Air Force shot down...
itamilradarJune 25, 2024
U.S. Drones Operating from NAS Sigonella: A Tale of Two Missions
NAS Sigonella, the strategic NATO airbase located in Sicily, has been the launch point for distinct drone missions conducted by the United States...
itamilradarMay 27, 2024
FORTE’s eyes on Crimea
The USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk, with registration 09-2039 and callsign FORTE16, is engaged in an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission...
itamilradarMay 19, 2024
FORTE on task
Today, a USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk (reg. 10-2045, c/s FORTE14) is operating over the Black Sea. Unlike recent observations, the drone...
itamilradarMay 16, 2024
NATO’s eyes on the Black Sea
Despite it being Sunday, NATO surveillance operations continue intermittently along its eastern border. Particularly this morning, a mission is underway in the Black...
itamilradarMay 5, 2024
