Search Result for: MAGMA
First-Ever Tracked NATO RQ-4D Drone Mission Across the North Atlantic
For the first time, we tracked a mission of a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D strategic drone following a complex route across the North...
itamilradarSeptember 11, 2024
Despite everything, FORTE is back to work again
In recent days, both the USAF Global Hawk and the NATO Phoenix (an RQ-4B and an RQ-4D, respectively) experienced communication losses while flying...
itamilradarAugust 31, 2024
Unusual mission for MAGMA
This morning around 08:20 CET, we recorded the departure of a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0016 – c/s MAGMA10) from Sigonella. So...
itamilradarMarch 19, 2024
Game of Drones
This morning, two Global Hawk drones landed at Sigonella after carrying out two intense missions in the last 24 hours. The first one...
itamilradarMarch 14, 2024
Mission aborted for MAGMA
In the late morning today, a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0016 – c/s MAGMA10) departed from Sigonella Air Base for a new...
itamilradarFebruary 20, 2024
New day, new NATO missions in the Black Sea area
New day of NATO surveillance missions in the Black Sea theater. Currently, there are at least 3 NATO assets operating in the area....
itamilradarNovember 28, 2023
Active on all fronts
This morning, we recorded surveillance missions over all three of the most “hot” theaters at this time. A NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg....
itamilradarNovember 14, 2023
Effects of Finland’s entry into NATO
We have already seen NATO manned aircraft conducting surveillance missions in Finland near the Russian border, but this is the first time we...
itamilradarSeptember 13, 2023
Radio failure for MAGMA
Last night, a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0018 – c/s MAGMA10) took off from Sigonella AB towards the Black Sea. However, when...
itamilradarAugust 11, 2023
MAGMA at work (discreetly)
After a mission carried out over the Black Sea, a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0015 – c/s MAGMA10) is returning to the...
itamilradarJuly 26, 2023
