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New (busy) day in the Black Sea theatre

September 29, 20231 Mins read618
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New morning of missions in the Black Sea area. At least 4 NATO assets are engaged in the area at this time.

  • A NATO Boeing E-3A (reg. LX-N90456 – c/s MAGIC12) that took off from Konya AB is located over eastern Romania after refueling with a USAF Boeing KC-135R;
  • An USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 09-2039 – c/s FORTE10) that took off from NAS Sigonella last night is flying over the western Black Sea;
  • A Turkish Navy ATR P-72MPA (reg. TCB-703 – c/s MARTI37) is tracked near the Turkish coast;
  • Finally, a USNavy Lockheed EP-3E (reg. 156517) is orbiting over the Danube Delta after taking off from Souda Bay AB this morning.

UPDATE

In the course of the morning, while the NATO AWACS continued north, a RAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. ZZ665) arrived in the area and is orbiting over the western Black Sea.

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