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US Air Force WC-135R Constant Phoenix tracked over the central Mediterranean during an ongoing atmospheric sampling mission
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“Sniffing” the Mediterranean

This morning, a rare US Air Force WC-135R Constant Phoenix (reg. 64-14831) has been tracked operating over the central Mediterranean, confirming the presence...

February 6, 2026
NATO E-3A Sentry mission from Trapani over eastern Poland and USAF RQ-4B Global Hawk FORTE over the Black Sea as Russian strikes on Ukraine resume after the weekend truce
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NATO E-3 and USAF RQ-4B FORTE reappear as Russian strikes resume, signalling renewed allied focus on Ukraine

Following the brief and fragile weekend pause, the night saw Russian forces resume bombardments against Ukrainian urban areas. This renewed kinetic activity was...

February 3, 2026
US Air Force Bombardier E-11A BLACKWOLF02 returning across the Atlantic from Europe toward the United States, February 2026
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USAF E-11A Heads Back to the United States as a Second BACN Aircraft Reinforces the Gulf

Yesterday a US Air Force Bombardier E-11A was tracked leaving the European theatre and heading west across the Atlantic, marking the end of...

February 2, 2026
US Air Force KC-46A Pegasus GOLD74 refuelling TABOR31 flight of six F-35A Lightning II fighters over the eastern Atlantic before diverting to Naval Station Rota during the Lajes–Morón leg.
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USAF F-35A Transit Continues After Diversion to Rota During Lajes–Morón Leg

Earlier today, USAF Boeing KC-46A Pegasus (c/s GOLD74) departed Lajes Field in the Azores together with the TABOR31 flight, comprising six F-35A Lightning...

January 31, 2026
Map showing Coronet East 037 transit across the Mediterranean, with six US Navy E/A-18G Growlers flying east from Naval Station Rota supported by four USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers operating round-trips from Morón Air Base.
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US Navy Growlers launch Coronet East from Rota, signaling fresh electronic warfare reinforcement toward the Middle East

Early this morning, six US Navy E/A-18G Growlers departed Naval Station Rota eastbound as part of Coronet East 037, supported by four US...

January 31, 2026
KC-135 Stratotankers departing Morón Air Base and routing toward Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
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KC-135s head from Morón to Al Udeid as US deployments shift from posture to sustainment

The confirmation that the three Boeing KC-135s are flying toward Al Udeid gives clearer meaning to their departure from Morón Air Base, where...

January 30, 2026
US Navy EA-18G Growlers escorted by USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers cross the Strait of Gibraltar during Coronet East 037 transit from NAS Oceana to Naval Station Rota, January 2026
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US Navy EA-18G Growlers transit from NAS Oceana to Rota under KC-46A support, signaling renewed Middle East deployment cycle

Early today, six US Navy EA-18G Growlers departed NAS Oceana as part of Coronet East 037, supported by four USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers,...

January 29, 2026
Flight tracks of a US Navy P-8A Poseidon and a US Army ARTEMIS II ISR aircraft over the Black Sea, operating from Constanta and focusing on the eastern basin near Novorossiysk.
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US ISR aircraft deploy from Constanta toward the eastern Black Sea, underlining NATO’s surveillance focus on Novorossiysk

In recent hours, two US intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft departed from Constanta and conducted coordinated activity over the eastern Black Sea. A...

January 29, 2026
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US Air Force ISR aircraft redeploy eastbound and confirm Europe’s logistics role for Middle East operations

In recent hours, two U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets have been observed moving eastbound toward the Middle East, reinforcing once...

January 28, 2026
US Air Force Gulfstream EA-37B operating as FAZE41 crosses the Atlantic Ocean en route to Ramstein Air Base, marking its first observed deployment to Europe.
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US Air Force EA-37B Crosses the Atlantic Toward Ramstein, Signaling Possible Middle East Repositioning

The aircraft observed is a Gulfstream EA-37B “Compass Call”, registration 17-5579, a highly specialized electronic warfare platform operated by the US Air Force....

January 25, 2026

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