NATO
NATO Unveils GlobalEye, Triton and New Strategic Airlift Programs as Alliance Reshapes Its ISR Capabilities
The NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara delivered far more than the announcement of the Alliance’s future airborne early warning aircraft. Alongside...
itamilradarJuly 9, 2026
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...
itamilradarJuly 7, 2026
NATO E-3A Sentry Patrols Near Galați After Overnight Russian Drone Strike, Reinforcing Black Sea Surveillance
A NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS (reg. LX-N90444) is operating over eastern Romania today, just hours after a Russian drone reportedly struck a residential...
itamilradarMay 29, 2026
NATO E-3A AWACS Deploy To Preveza As Alliance Strengthens Surveillance Coverage
Today, two NATO E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft were tracked departing from Geilenkirchen and heading toward Preveza Air Base in western Greece, underlining once...
itamilradarMay 15, 2026
NATO RQ-4 Returns to Sigonella After 7600 Squawk, With Unusual Orbit Near North Macedonia
A NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix (re.g MM-AV-SA0017 – c/s MAGMA11) returned to NAS Sigonella today after reportedly squawking 7600 — the standard...
itamilradarMay 14, 2026
German Learjet Target Tow Aircraft Operates Near Araxos During NATO Tiger Meet 2026, Signaling Advanced Air Combat Training
A German-operated Learjet 35A used for target simulation and electronic warfare support was tracked today south of the Peloponnese after departing Araxos Air...
itamilradarMay 8, 2026
NATO RQ-4D Drone Declares Radio Failure Over the Black Sea
A NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix (reg. MM-AV-SA0014) operating over the Black Sea in these minutes (10:00 CEST) is squawking transponder code 7600,...
itamilradarApril 29, 2026
NATO Phoenix drone departs Sigonella and goes dark over Greece
This morning, a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix drone (reg. MM-AV-SA0014 – c/s MAGMA10) departed from Sigonella Air Base in Sicily. Shortly after...
itamilradarApril 27, 2026
Not Just US Drones: The “Silent” Operations of NATO’s RQ-4D Phoenix from Sigonella and the Eye of the MP-RTIP Radar
This week, international news and analysts’ attention have largely been captured by the US Navy MQ-4C Triton that disappeared from radars in the...
itamilradarApril 12, 2026
MAGMA Reappears (On a Mission to Libya?)
In the early hours of today, tracking systems recorded the activity of a strategic Atlantic Alliance asset taking off from Sigonella Air Base...
itamilradarMarch 31, 2026
