RAF
RAF Poseidon Patrol Highlights the Aircraft’s Expanding ISR Role Along Russia’s Northern Flank
A Royal Air Force Boeing Poseidon MRA1 conducted another long-range mission over the Baltic region today, operating close to Russia’s northern borders before...
itamilradarJuly 15, 2026
RAF RC-135W Returns to the Black Sea from Waddington, Reinforcing NATO’s Intelligence Coverage Near Occupied Crimea
A Royal Air Force Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint departed from RAF Waddington today to conduct an intelligence-gathering mission over the western Black Sea,...
itamilradarJuly 10, 2026
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...
itamilradarJuly 4, 2026
RAF MQ-9B Flies Long-Endurance Levant Mission as Operation Shader Remains Active
A Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) dronedeparted RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, at 02:05 UTC today before disappearing from public tracking systems around...
itamilradarJune 2, 2026
RAF RC-135 and P-8 Missions Near Murmansk Highlight UK’s Expanding ISR Role Along Russia’s Northern Flank
A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint (reg. ZZ664) from RAF Waddington and a RAF P-8A Poseidon (reg. ZP804) from Lossiemouth carried out...
itamilradarApril 28, 2026
RAF Typhoons scramble from Romania to intercept Russian drones
At around 02:00 UTC overnight between Saturday and Sunday, two Royal Air Force Typhoons based in Romania were scrambled to intercept Russian drones...
itamilradarApril 26, 2026
RAF ISR Mission South of Cyprus: “Protector” Drone Monitors Northern Lebanon
In recent hours, tracking systems have detected a significant flight operation in the Eastern Mediterranean. A Royal Air Force (RAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft...
itamilradarApril 15, 2026
Strategic Reconnaissance Mission for an RAF RC-135W Around Kaliningrad and the Baltic
The intense electronic surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) activity by NATO assets along the Alliance’s eastern flank continues unabated. In the last few hours,...
itamilradarApril 8, 2026
RAF F-35B Deploy from Marham to Akrotiri to Strengthen Cyprus Air Defence Against Iranian Drone and Missile Threats
Yesterday four Royal Air Force F-35B Lightning II fighters departed RAF Marham and deployed to RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, supported by a Voyager...
itamilradarMarch 11, 2026
NATO Maritime Patrol Aircraft Leave Sicily After Dynamic Manta 2026, Signaling End of Major Mediterranean ASW Drill
Several NATO maritime patrol aircraft have begun departing Sicily following the conclusion of the Dynamic Manta 2026 exercise in the central Mediterranean. Earlier...
itamilradarMarch 6, 2026
