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Another intense day is unfolding over the Baltic and eastern Poland, with NATO surveillance, electronic warfare, maritime patrol and tanker aircraft operating simultaneously across the region. Coming just two days after the large NATO air operation near Kaliningrad, today’s activity suggests that the unusually high level of allied presence was not simply an isolated event. […]
A US Air Force EA-37B Compass Call has conducted its first operational mission since its deployment to Souda Bay, flying today from Crete to Powidz in Poland before spending about two hours orbiting west of Kaliningrad. The aircraft then returned directly to Souda Bay, in a mission that brought the USAF’s newest electronic warfare platform […]
NATO assembled an unusually large and diverse group of air assets over Poland and the Baltic region today, operating close to Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave. U.S. and Norwegian fighters, an E-3A AWACS, an EA-37B, multiple tankers and other support platforms were active simultaneously, alongside Polish ground forces. The scale and composition of the activity points to […]
Two cruise ships have now arrived at Taranto’s naval base, where they will accommodate thousands of athletes and delegations for the Mediterranean Games, which open on August 21. The unusual choice places a floating athletes’ village inside the Mar Grande naval station, the main base of the Italian Navy. With the Games only days away, […]
A Spanish Air Force F-18 shot down a drone over southeastern Romania early today after it entered Romanian airspace from the direction of Moldova. NATO said the aircraft appears to have been Russian, although its origin remains under investigation. The incident is the latest in a series of drone incursions affecting NATO airspace across Eastern […]
An Italian Eurofighter has shot down an unmanned aircraft over Latvia today after the drone entered NATO airspace from the direction of Russian territory. The aircraft had scrambled from Šiauliai, Lithuania, together with a second Italian Eurofighter and two Turkish F-16s from Estonia. The engagement marks a significant first for Italy’s fighter force and highlights […]
An Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A (reg. MM62226 c/s IAM1432) returned to Pratica di Mare this evening after flying to Taif, Saudi Arabia, earlier today. The aircraft had departed Italy in the morning and reached Taif in the early afternoon. Its return confirms that the Italian deployment in Saudi Arabia remains active, with several aircraft […]
A Turkish Navy ATR P-72MPA (reg. TCB754 – c/s TURNA01), carried out a maritime patrol mission over the Aegean today, marking a return of an activity that had been largely absent from our tracking in recent weeks. The aircraft entered the Greek FIR but remained outside Greek sovereign airspace before returning to Turkey and landing […]
The Royal Air Force is moving closer to a competition for a new advanced jet trainer to replace its ageing Hawk fleet, potentially opening another major opportunity for Leonardo’s M-346 Master. With the Hawk replacement becoming increasingly urgent, the Italian trainer enters the British contest with a growing international user base, fresh orders from Canada […]
Greece is considering sending two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters and their crews to the United Arab Emirates, according to recent Greek reporting. The deployment would support the protection of UAE bases and critical infrastructure against drone threats, while giving the Hellenic Army valuable operational experience in a region already exposed to Iranian missile and UAV […]
