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Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft in flight during a demonstration, representing NATO's future airborne surveillance platform announced at the Ankara Summit to replace the E-3 AWACS fleet.
NATO

NATO Chooses Saab GlobalEye to Replace E-3 AWACS, Marking a Strategic Shift in Alliance Airborne Surveillance

NATO has officially confirmed today that it will acquire up to ten Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft to replace its...

July 7, 2026
USAF Boeing E-4B Nightwatch crossing the North Atlantic en route to Souda Bay Air Base in Greece ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara supporting the U.S. presidential delegation.
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USAF E-4B Heads to Souda Bay Ahead of Trump’s NATO Summit, Reinforcing Strategic Command Presence

A U.S. Air Force Boeing E-4B “Nightwatch” (reg. 75-0125 – c/s BOJ199) crossed the Atlantic today and is heading to Souda Bay Air...

July 7, 2026
Italian Guardia di Finanza ATR P-72B, Maltese Armed Forces Heron TP drone and DEA Aviation Beech B200 operating simultaneously over the Central Mediterranean during maritime surveillance missions south of Malta.
Frontex

An Ordinary Day Over the Central Mediterranean

Just two days after Pope Leo XIV visited Lampedusa on July 4, drawing renewed international attention to one of Europe’s most sensitive migration...

July 6, 2026
USNavy

US Navy P-8A Conducts Baltic Surveillance Mission Near Kaliningrad Amid Heightened Tensions

A U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon operating from NAS Keflavík, Iceland, carried out a surveillance mission over the Baltic Sea, flying close to...

July 5, 2026
GCAP concept aircraft representing the United Kingdom, Italy and Japan following the UK's confirmation of continued funding for the sixth-generation fighter programme.
Italian AFRAF

UK Confirms GCAP Funding as Italy, Japan and Britain Push the Next-Generation Fighter Toward Development

The United Kingdom has confirmed continued funding for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), reinforcing political and financial backing for the trilateral project...

July 4, 2026
USAF KC-135R Stratotankers operating over southern Europe and the Mediterranean during ongoing Coronet East redeployment support missions in July 2026.
USAF

USAF Coronet East Redeployment Continues as Another A-10 Flight Heads Back to CENTCOM

The USAF Coronet East redeployment continued today with another group of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft departing Europe for the U.S. Central Command area...

July 3, 2026
USAF KC-135 Stratotankers 62-3540, 60-0353, 61-0315 and 60-0335 supporting Coronet East return flights from the CENTCOM area during coordinated aerial refueling operations over Europe.
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USAF Fighter Redeployment Continues as Additional Tankers Support Return Flights from CENTCOM

The U.S. Air Force’s Coronet East redeployment remains underway today, with another wave of KC-135 Stratotankers supporting fighter aircraft returning from the CENTCOM...

July 2, 2026
Comparison between the Russian Navy's Mediterranean deployment in April 2022, including cruisers, destroyers, frigates and submarines, and the current absence of Russian warships following the departure of Admiral Kasatonov and Akademik Pashin.
Russian Navy

From a Powerful Mediterranean Squadron to Zero Warships: How Russia’s Naval Presence Has Collapsed

For the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there are no Russian Navy warships operating in the Mediterranean. Following...

July 1, 2026
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons returning from Prince Sultan Air Base to Aviano Air Base supported by KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft over the Eastern Mediterranean.
USAF

Aviano’s F-16s Return from Saudi Arabia

Today, twelve U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base (c/s TABOR61/64, TABOR71/74, TABOR81/84) returned...

June 30, 2026
Italian AF

Italy’s Predator Lost in Kuwait Raises Questions About Force Protection and Risk Assessment

The reported destruction of an Italian MQ-9 Predator and the damage sustained by an Italian Eurofighter during the Iranian missile attack against the...

June 29, 2026

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NATO E-3A AWACS, French Air Force E-3CF and French Airbus A330 MRTT operating around Romania and the western Black Sea during a coordinated NATO airborne surveillance and support mission.
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NATO AWACS and French Sentry Coordinate Black Sea Mission as Tanker Presence Points to Untracked Fighters

July 16, 2026
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Malta and Italy Maintain Routine Maritime Patrols as US Army ARTEMIS II Conducts Separate ISR Mission Over Libya

July 16, 2026
Royal Air Force Boeing Poseidon MRA1 ZP804 conducting an ISR mission over the Baltic region near Finland and the Gulf of Finland during a NATO surveillance flight.
RAF

RAF Poseidon Patrol Highlights the Aircraft’s Expanding ISR Role Along Russia’s Northern Flank

July 15, 2026
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