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New day trip for a Turkish Air Force aircraft in Libya. This morning a Turkish Air Force Airbus A400M (reg. 16-0055 – callsign TUAF221) depared from Al-Watiya landed in Ankara. The aircraft was arrived in Libya from Turkey this morning. Meanwhile a USNavy Lockheed EP-3 “Aries II”(161410) departed from Souda Bay AB was in the area (off western Libya) making a surveillance mission: 161410 AE1D98United States […]

Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Theodoros Lagios, Director General of Armament and Investments of the Greek Ministry of Defense, signed in Athens, in the presence of Mrs. Florence Parly, French Minister of the Armed Forces, and Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Greek Minister of National Defense, two contracts respectively for the acquisition of 18 Rafale aircraft and for the associated logistic support. The order […]

Today we’ve received a new video of a Mig-29 in flight over Al Juffra, central Libya (the video was recorded on friday). According to information from various sources there active 5/6 second-hand Belarusian Mig-29s; they are not Russian Air Force planes but they will be used directly by the LNA Air Force and they are based in Al Juffra AB. Source link

This morning, around 12:30 CET, an US Navy Lockheed EP-3E “Aries II” (161410) left Souda Bay AB to make a new ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission off Libya. We don’t know the exact position of the aircraft but it’s sure that it was operating off western Libya. The data available were: 161410 AE1D98United States Navy United States MilitaryLockheed P-3C Orion P3Altitude: 7178 mDuration: 27:42Transponder: Mode-S The same aircraft made a […]

This morning a Turkish Navy CASA CN-235 MSA (reg. TCB-655 – callsign TURNA25) is making a patrol mission over eastern Mediterranean Sea south of Cyprus. The CASA is based in NAS Izmit. Meanwhile an Hellenic Air Force Embraer EMB 145 AEW&C (reg. 374 – OURAN11) left Elefsis AB to make a surveillnce mision in the ame area, vor the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Turkey confirms to continue with its […]

The first of 84 Greek Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to be upgraded to the F-16V Viper standard took to the skies on January 17. Greece’s minister for national defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, announced the news on Twitter. Το πρώτο ελληνικό #F16 που αναβαθμίζεται στην εκδοχή #Viper στην #ΕΑΒ έκανε την παρθενική του πτήση σήμερα, με απόλυτη επιτυχία. Tέλος του μήνα θα βρεθεί στις εγκαταστάσεις της #LockheedMartin.Η αναβάθμιση […]

We have tracked USAF flights to Libya several times. The Italian ones to Misrata (in support of the Italian military hospital) are now routine as wellthe Turkish ones to western Libya or Russian flights to eastern Libya. However, it is the first time that we have tarcked a RAF flight to Libya. Last night a RAF Boeing C-17A (reg. ZZ175 – callsign RRR6703) took off at […]

On Twitter appeared several photos, and a video, of some Mig-29s flying over Al Juffra, central Libya. The photos are interesting and because you can see the aircraft with Libyan markings. According to information from various sources there active 5/6 second-hand Belarusian Mig-29s; they are not Russian Air Force planes but they will be used directly by the LNA Air Force and they are based in Al […]

An Hellenic Air Force Embraer EMB-145 AEW&C (reg. 374 – callsign OURAN11) made a surveillance mission over eastern Mediterranean Sea. We don’t know exaclty where because the ADS-B transponder of the aircraft was switched off during the mission. The Embraer landed in Elefsis AB around 11 CET. Source link

An Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A (MM62228 – callsign METAL12) departed from Kuwait city Int’l is making an AAR (air-to-air refueling) mission over northern Iraq near Kirkuk. The aircraft is arrived in Kuwait on 20th December. itamilradar Most important site monitoring military aircraft movements over Italy and Mediterranean Sea No Result View All Result © 2020 ItaMilRadar – Monitoring military aircraft (and more…) movements over Italy […]

In the context of Operation Desert Storm, Italy deployed 8 Tornado fighter of 6th, 36th and 50th Wings to the Persian Gulf since September 1990. Their first mission was to defend Italian Naval Forces that were operating in the region, enforcing the international embargo put in place by UN resolution 661/1990. On the night between 17 and 18 January 1991, eight Italian Panavia Tornado IDS left […]

This morning an US Navy Lockheed EP-3E “Aries II” (161410) left Souda Bay AB to make a new ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission off Libya. The signal (without exact position) was lost around 13:30 CET when the aircraft was operating off western Libya. The Lockheed EP-3 is the signals reconnaissance version of the P-3 Orion, operated by the United States Navy. The aircraft is known by the acronym ARIES, or “Airborne Reconnaissance Integrated Electronic […]

Yesterday a Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M (reg. RA-85042 – callsign RFF8601) departed from Damascus, Syria, at 14:34 CET landed somewhere in eastern Libya (probably at the Al-Khadim air base). The signal was lost around 16:00 when the aircraft was descending. The aircraft had originally taken off from Moscow and made a stopover in Damasco. It is interesting to note that usually these flights (which have […]

The Naval News website reports that the Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier Cavour (C550), is set to reach Naval Station Norfolk next month to begin F-35B STOVL qualifications with the United States Marine Corps. The Cavour left the Arsenale Militare Marittimo (Maritime Military Arsenal) of Taranto in May 2020 after 16 months refit and upgrade period to operate F-35B Joint Strike Fighters. The carrier entered into the Maritime […]

We are usually used to seeing FORTE10 (one of the USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B “Global Hawk” based in Sigonella) carrying out missions over eastern Ukraine or over the Black Sea. But in the last time the American drone carried out the usual mission off the Crimea but then continued eastwards. After a surveillance flight over Georgia (not far from the borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan) is now making […]

Today we’ve tracked the first Black Sea mission for one NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D “Phoenix” (MM-AV-SA-0016) based in Sigonella AB. The drone is departed around 11:00 CET and when is arrived over the Black Sea switched off its ADS-B transponder. Usually the USAF “Global Hawk” instead carry out the entire mission with transponder on. After 3 hours mission the RQ-4D is on the way to home. […]

At 16:50 CET the Italian Air Force Beechcraft Beech B350ER equipped to make SIGINT missions (MM62300) left Trapani Birgi AB southbound. When the aircraft arrived on the border between Malta and Tripoli FIR proceeded eastbound over the border. Then the aircraft continues the mission this time northbound before to returning to Sicily. Source link

This morning was a very busy morning on the Aegean and the central Mediterranean. The Turkish Navy ATR 72 ASW (callsign MARTI93) that we tracked yesterday while was making a test flight between Turkey and Rhodes today made a mission over the Aegean Sea. The aircraft operated inside the Athens FIR taking care never to enter Greek airspace. This type of actions, which on the Greek […]

Today an ATR P-72B (reg. MM62311- callsign I2311) of the Guardia di Finanza (Italian Customs) carried out a long mission around the southern part of Italy. Taking off around 10:40 this morning from Pratica di Mare AB, the aircraft landed a little while ago (around 17:30) after almost seven hours of mission that led it to fly over the Adriatic, the Ionian and the southern Tyrrhenian […]

An unidentified Turkish Navy aircraft (probably an ATR 72ASW – hex. code 4B82DE – callsign MARTI93) departed from Dalaman is making a training flight between Turkey and the Greek island of Rhodes. The aircraft, during the flight, dropped to a very low altitude, below 100 feet During the flight the ATR entered also into Athens FIR (flight information region) but not into Greek airspace. Source link

After the two missions made yesterday over the Strait of Sicily the Italian Customs ATR P-72B (MM62311) today made a similar mission but this over the Ionian Sea and the southern Adriatic Sea. The P-72B departed around 14:10 CET and, after 3 hours mission, is returning in these minutes (17:35). This time the aicraft departed (and landed) from Catania. Source link

Around 07:30 CET a NATO Global Hawk RQ-4D “Phoenix” (reg. AV-SA0016 – callsign MAGMAxx) left Sigonella AB southbound. The drone is flying over central Mediterranean sea southbound. In the past we’ve tracked the NATO Phoenix made mission over the Gulf of Sirte off Libyan airspace. Today we’ll track probably a similar mission. Keep in touch for updates. Source link

In these minutes we’re tracking an aerial air refueling over eastern Mediterranean Sea between two USAF McDonnel Douglas KC-10A (reg. 83-0080 & 84-0191 – callsign BOBBY03/BOBBY?) and two Boeing B-52H “Stratofortress” (reg. 60-0012 & 60-0044- callsign GRIM021/22) The B-52s are departed directly from the USA and made a tour over the Gulf. The KC-10s seems departed from NAS Rota, Spain. Source link

After the French mission of this morning we’ve tracked two other missions over the central mediterarnean Sea. The first one is an IRINi mission done by a German Navy Lockheed P-3C (reg. 60+06 – callsign GNY4530) departed directly from Germany. The second one is an usual Strait of Sicily patrol mission made by an Italian Air Force ATR P-72A (reg. MM62281 – callsign IAM4101) departed from […]

This morning we’ve tracked from Istres AB, southern France, to the Strait of Sicily, a French Air Force Boeing C-135FR ” Stratotanker “ (738). The aircraft followed the usual route used by French tankers in flight to Libya. The aircraft is departed at 10:13 CST and is disappeared around 11:41 CET when it was in flight off western Libya. The mission is now (13:45 local time) still in progress. […]

An Italian Air Force ATR P-72A (reg. MM62279 – callsign DAGA02) is making a training mission over Sicily. Departed at 10:00 CET from Sigonella AB the aircraft made a first pasrt of mission around Trapani Birgi AB with a touch & go. The P-72A continued its mission to Pantelleria AB with another touch & go. Now the aircraft is making the same mission in Palermo. Source […]

An Hellenic Air Force Lockheeed C-130H (reg. 751 – callsign HAF356I) is departed at 16:30 CET from Araxos AB. After 2:30 hours of flights the aircraft is landed in Bergamo around 19:00 CET. It made a MEDEVAC mission: It transferred an 8 year old child going for a heart transplant in Italy. — Antigoni (@fragoua) January 3, 2021 Source link

An Italian Air Force ATR P-72A (reg. MM62281 – callsign IAM4101) left Sigonella AB this morning at 09:30 CET. The aircraf is now making a patrol mission between southern Sicily and Malta itamilradar Most important site monitoring military aircraft movements over Italy and Mediterranean Sea No Result View All Result © 2020 ItaMilRadar – Monitoring military aircraft (and more…) movements over Italy and Mediterranean Sea. This […]

A Turkish Navy drone, a Bayraktar TB2 (TC-B806) departed from Geçitkale (northern Cyprus) around 13:45 CET is making a patrol mission north of the island of Cyprus. The Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by Turkey′s Baykar company primarily for the Turkish Air Force (TAF). The aircraft is monitored and controlled by an aircrew in the Ground Control Station, including weapons […]

The most read ItaMilRadar articles of the 2020 are a reflection of what has happened in the Mediterranean area this year.The war in Libya, with the Turkish intervention and the tension between Greece and Turkey are in fact the issues that have had the most interest: Without forgetting what has characterized this 2020 around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic: A pinch of optimism at the end […]

Today we’ve tracked a new flight of an Italian Air Force Lockheed C-130J (MM62181) to Misrata, Libya. The aircraft left Pisa San Giusto AB around 10:00 CET and we’ve lost the track when the aircraft was flying over southern Tyrrhenian Sea. Around 15:00 CEt the aircraft left Misrata and now (16:40) it’s in flight over central Tyrrhenian Sea to Pisa San Giusto AB It was a flight with […]