This morning we’re tracking interesting traffic over eastern Mediteranean Sea off Syria: a USNavy Boeing P-8A departed from NAS Sigonella is making an usual SIGINT mision off Russian installation in Syria (Latakia AB and Tartus navy facility).
![Risultato immagini per USNavy Boeing P-8A](https://i0.wp.com/images05.military.com/sites/default/files/media/equipment/military-aircraft/p-8a-poseidon/2014/02/p-8a-poseidon_006.jpg?ssl=1)
At the same time a French Air Force VFW Transall C-160NG “Gabriel” (F216), departed from RAF Akrtori, is making a similar mission futher south in the area where is underway the French Navy carrier “Charles de Gaulle” (R-91) and its Combat Strike group.
![F216 Armée de l'Air (French Air Force) Transall C-160G Gabriel photographed at Gran Canaria Las Palmas (LPA / GCLP) by Alejandro Hernández León](https://i0.wp.com/cdn.planespotters.net/19232/f216-arme-de-lair-french-air-force-transall-c-160g-gabriel_PlanespottersNet_908705_93b24b4a8f_o.jpg?ssl=1)