Search Result for: MAGMA
New MAGMA mission
This morning around 07:30 CEST a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D “Phoenix” (reg. MM-AV-SA0018 – callsign MAGMAxxx) left Sigonella AB to carry out a...
itamilradarMay 26, 2022
FORTE returns, MAGMA leaves
While a USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 10-2045, callsign FORTE10) returns to Sigonella after a mission of about 22 hours, another drone, a NATO Northrop...
itamilradarMarch 31, 2022
FORTE & MAGMA on task
This morning we are tracking two different missions operated by Global Hawk drones. The USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 09-2039 – callsign FORTE10)...
itamilradarMarch 22, 2022
Also MAGMA at work
While the USAF “Global Hawk” completed its mission, another drone has left Sigonella AB. A NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Phoenix” (reg. MM-AV-SA0018, callsign...
itamilradarMarch 3, 2022
New MAGMA mission over Libya
This morning around 09:30 CEST an unidentified aircraft left Sigonella AB southbound. The ICAO hexcode indicated (33FD6B) is Italian but also in the...
itamilradarOctober 8, 2020
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
US Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Deploys as Ford Undergoes Repairs, Signaling Imminent CSG Rotation in Europe
The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) has departed for deployment, while USS Gerald R. Ford has entered maintenance in Split following...
itamilradarApril 2, 2026
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
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
