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This morning an US Navy Lockheed EP-3E “Aries II” (reg. 157325) left Souda Bay AB to make a new ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission off Libya. Around 14:30 CEST the aircraft is landed in Souda Bay AB. We’ve the track only of the final part of the mission but usually this type of flight are made of western Libya Source link

Eric TRAPPIER, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, hosted today at the Dassault Aviation Flight Test Center in Istres, the Ceremony of the delivery of the first Rafale for the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), in the presence of Mr. Nikolaos PANAGIOTOPOULOS, Greek Minister of National Defense. This first delivery comes successfully only after six months following the signature of the Contract for the acquisition of 18 Rafale, This first aircraft, as well as the next five to come from the French Space and Air Force, will train the HAF Pilots and Technicians in France before deploying to TANAGRA Air Force Base. […]

An USAF Boeing C-17A “Globemaster” (callsign RCH181, reg. 08-8204) left Ramstein AB, Germany, on 15th July at 20:49 CEST and follow one of the usual routes followed by previous flights to Libya. The aircraft, as seen in similar past flights didn’t enter into Italian FIR. The aircraft disappeared from all tracking site around 22:00 CSET over central Mediterranean sea. At 00:29 CEST the Globemaster is reappeared off Libya in flight westbound and finally landed in Ramstein around 03:30. The nature of these flights remains unknown. Source link

Today also we’ve tracked two Turkish Air Force flights between Turkey and Libya. Two Airbus A400M (reg. 17-0080/17-0078 – callsign TUAF221/222) departed from Ankara and Istanbul are landed in Al-Watiya  AB, western Libya, this morning between 13:30 and 14:30 CEST. In the afternoon the two Turkish aircraft will return in Turkey. Source link

New day of US air activity around Crimea and over eastern Ukraine. This morning an USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (callsign FORTE12) took off from Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates, in the Black Sea where it made a first mission between 09:00 CEST and 13:00. Then it moved to the east of Ukraine where he is carrying out a second part of the mission. This morning, between 09:00 and 13:00 CEST too, a US Navy Lockheed EP-3E (161410) departed Souda Bay AB also carried out an ISR mission off the Crimea. Source link

Today we’ve tracked a new flight of an Italian Air Force Lockheed C-130J (MM62194) to Misrata, Libya. The aircraft left Pisa San Giusto AB at 12:08 CEST for Misrata where is landed around 15:00. It was a flight with supplies for the Italian military field hospital in Misrata (Missione bilaterale di assistenza e supporto in Libia – MIASIT ). No other Italian aircraft have been tracked in the area. The Italian medical team consists of 70 doctors and nurses as well as 135 service staffers in all different sections of the hospital. Source link

An interesting video was broadcast by tvzvezda.ru. The video shows a US Navy Boeing P-8A (169348) departed NAS Sigonella intercepted over the Black Sea by a pair of Russian Navy Sukhoi SU-30SM (one of them was RF-33783). (via tvzvezda.ru) 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 website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy Close Privacy Overview […]

Also time today we’ve tracked a Turkish Air Force flight between Turkey and Libya. An Airbus A400M (reg. 17-0078 – callsign TUAF221) departed Ankara at 08:54 CEST and landed in Al-Watiya AB, western Libya at 12:45 CEST. This afternoon the aircraft will return to Turkey on the same route. Source link

The news came out for the first time in early May, reported by the twitter account “Military Africa” and is now circulating more and more insistently, Tunisia would be interested in the acquisition of some former Kuwaiti Boeing F/A-18s. Tunisia is currently in an emergency to find a replacement in a short time to its F-5s that have now run out of hours. However, the military budget is very small and therefore the idea is to buy some F-18s from the Kuwait Air Force which is renewing its fighter fleet with the acquisition of the new F-18E “Super Hornet “and Eurofighter […]

In these minutes we’re tracking two different patrol mission made over the central Mediterranan Sea: an Italian Coast Guard ATR 42MP (MM62270) departed Catania is in flight south of Lampedusa island a Malta Armed Forces Beechcraft Beech B200 (AS1227) departed Luqa is patrolling off Tripoli Source link

This morning we tracked an unusual Italian Air Force activity over the central Mediterranean. A Boeing KC-767A (reg. MM62229 – callsign BRQUE37) that took off at 09:45 CEST from Pratica di Mare AB southwards met some ItAF Panavia Tornado IDS, departed Ghedi AB, (one of them was MM7052 callsign PUPA12) north off Sicily continuing its flight southbound. A Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. MM62293 – callsign IAM1495) also took off from Pratica di Mare and headed south of Sicily. The track of the tanker has always been visible and seems to have carried out a refueling in flight south of Lampedusa. The […]

The Sea Breeze exercise is taking place from June 28 to July 10 in the Black Sea region and will focus on multiple warfare areas including amphibious warfare, land maneuver warfare, diving operations, maritime interdiction operations, air defense, special operations integration, anti-submarine warfare, and search and rescue operations.  This year’s iteration has the largest number of participating nations in the exercise’s history with 32 countries from six continents providing 5,000 troops, 32 ships, 40 aircraft, and 18 special operations and dive teams scheduled to participate. This morning the NATO Maritime Group 2,with the flagship Italian Navy frigate “Virginio Fasan” (F 591), […]

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. Around 16:30 CEST the aircraft is landing in Souda Bay AB. We’ve the track only of the final part of the mission but usually this type of flight are made of western Libya Source link

The Russian Navy increases its presence in the Black Sea theater. After the incident involving the HMS Defender, tension in the area is increasing: 3 Russian Navy Tupolev Tu-142 are arrived in Yeisk AB from Kipelovo AB. The Tu-142 is a maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft derived from the Tu-95 turboprop strategic bomber. The aircraft will be used in Black Sea patrol mission where the NATO presence is always strong. Россия перебрасывает из авиабазы Кипелово на базу ВМФ РФ в Ейск тройку противолодочных самолётов Ту-142. В свете состоявшихся событий в Чёрном море ход вполне ожидаемый и логичный. pic.twitter.com/FDxYE6DaOu — Записки охотника (@galandecZP) June 23, 2021 […]

This morning at 06:36 CEST an USAF Boeing RC-135V “Rivet Joint” (reg. 63-9792 – callsign ICOSA21) departed Souda Bay AB southbound. The aircraft made an ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance ) mission off Tripoli and Benghazi. The mission is still in progress in these minutes (12:30 CEST). Usually this type of mission are made by USNavy EP-3E “Aries II” but it’s not the first time that an RC-135 made a similar mission. This aircraft is arrived yesterday in Souda from the UK. Source link

Yesterday evening, around 21:30 CEST, a couple of Italian Air Force Eurofighter  was scrambled from Grosseto AB to intercept an easyJet Airbus A320 (OE-IZL) that had lost radio contact with the ATC (Air Traffic Control) as it flew from Palermo to Milan Malpensa. The scramble order was issued by Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) –Torrejon (Spain), the NATO headquarters in charge of surveillance in that area, while the Italian Air Force Air Defence and Surveillance System’s Operations Room provided control over the operation. Source link

A Royal Air Force BAe HS146 CCMk2(reg. ZE701 – callsign RRR1607B) is landing in Catania in these minutes (19:30 CEST). The entire trace of the aircraft is not visible but the flight seems to originate in Libya, probably from Tripoli. We have no further information on the mission of the aircraft and who it transported. Photo by Ronnie Robertson The CC2’s primary role is the transport of senior government ministers and Ministry of Defence (MOD) personnel and, most famously, senior members of the Royal Family, although this work represents by far the minority of 32(TR) Sqn’s tasking.  If required, the 146’s […]

During a recent QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) task in support of NATO Baltic Air Policing mission a pair of Italian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A (reg. MM7357 & MM7361) intercepted, off Paldiski (west of Tallin), a Russian Air Force Antonov An-12BK (reg.  RF-93585?) in flight from St. Petersburg to Kaliningrad. During the interception, the Italian aircraft were in close contact with at least one Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM (reg. RF-81740). The images and video of the “meeting” were posted on instagram and twitter. Source link

Today is the first day of “Falcon Strike 2021” exercise. Falcon Strike 21 is a joint, multinational exercise with participants from the United States, Israel, Italy, and the United Kingdom, that optimizes the integration between 4th and 5th Generation aircraft, increases the level of cooperation in the F-35 logistics and expeditionary fields, and strengthens interoperability of allied and partner air forces during joint operations.  Six Israeli F-35 stealth fighters landed in Italy (Amendola AB) last week. In addition to the F-35A/B from Israel, the US (USMC from HMS Queen Elizabeth), UK (Royal Navy from HMS Queen Elizabeth), and Italy (from Amendola […]

This morning at dawn, the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R-91) returned to Toulon, its base port, thus completing with its carrier strike group and its airborne group, the Clemenceau 21 mission. Since February, the Strike Group has sailed in the Mediterranean, in the Arab-Persian Gulf and in the Indian Ocean. She participated twice in Operation Inherent Resolve to fight Daesh and in in the last few days she has carried out some exercises with HMS Queen Elizabeth off southern France. Photos ©Alexandre Groyer/Marine Nationale/Défense©Terence Wallet/Marine nationale/Défense Source link

We have received several messages informing us of a Turkish Navy drone Bayraktar TB2 (callsign Bayraktar TB2) in one of its reconnaissance flights (in progress in these minutes, 17:00 CEST) almost flew over the city of Rhodes, so not only inside the Athens FIR but also in the Greek airspace. Indeed, the layout on flightradar24 would seem to confirm this flight but often appearances can be deceiving. In fact, that section of the route is the result of a site error. One or more single incorrect plots led the software to draw a route that in reality did not exist. In this case, […]

A US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B (reg. 169608/CF-07) made an emergency landing at Ibiza airport yesterday evening around 21:30 CEST. This aircraft belongs to the VMFA-211, based at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, and, is detached to the HMS Queen Elizabeth, for UK’s aircraft carrier’s first operational deployment. The HMS Queen Elizabeth strike group is entered few days ago into the Mediterranean Sea and now is underway somewhere between Balearic islands and Sardinia. Following a technical problem the F-35, after squawking emergency code 7700, decided to head to the closest airport. We do not know the problem but from the photos it is evident that […]

This night the UK’s Carrier Strike Group headed by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) sailed from Portsmouth entered into Mediterranea Sea. Joining HMS Queen Elizabeth on her maiden deployment are destroyers HMS Diamond and Defender; frigates HMS Richmond and Kent; an Astute-class submarine in support below the waves; and Royal Fleet Auxiliary support ships RFA Fort Victoria and RFA Tidespring. More than 30 aircraft will also embark across the task group including F-35 jets from 617 Squadron, the Dambusters, and the US Marine Corps’ VMFA-211; Wildcat helicopters from 815 Naval Air Squadron and Merlin helicopters from 820 and 845 Naval Air Squadrons. […]

A new mission into Athens FIR for a Turkish Navy aircraft. At 15:51 CEST a Turkish Navy aircraft, an ATR C-72MPA (callsign MARTI18, reg. TCB-752) left NAS Canakkale. The aircraft entered into Athens FIR (flight information region) off Dardanelles. The plane continued its flight over Aegean Sea southbound. For nearly three hours the aircraft flew from north to south over the Aegean Sea (FL1250) however, avoiding entering the Greek air space. The final destination is the airport of Dalaman. These missions are usually made without the authorisation of Greek ATC. Source link

The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit are in the Mediterranean Sea, having completed the Royal Navy’s Strike Warrior exercise and U.S. exercise Ragnar Viking. Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD-50) and amphibious transport dock USS San Antonio (LPD-17) make up the ARG. Embarked detachments for the Iwo Jima ARG include Amphibious Squadron Four, Fleet Surgical Team (FST) Six, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, Tactical Air Control Squadron (TACRON) 21, Naval Beach Group (NBG) Two, Beach Master Unit (BMU) Two, Assault Craft Unit (ACU) Two and Four, and Sailors from Amphibious […]

New actors made their appearance on the Mediterranean Sea today. The Russian Air Force has deployed some Tupolev Tu-22M3s on Khmeimim AB, Latakia, Syria. RuMOD declares Tu-22M3s arrived at Khmeimim AFB (Syria) after renovation of 2nd airstrip. So Khmeimim reached operational readiness for Kh-47M2 Kinzhal carriers: Tu-22M3 & MiG-31K. pic.twitter.com/hNlGGaP8fU — KURYER🤔 (@RSS_40) May 25, 2021 Today one of them (c/s RUAF94157) carried out a patrol mission on the eastern Mediterranean. At the same time, in the same area, an USNavy Boeing P-8A was carrying out a similar mission. Оценочно, один борт Ту-22М3 сегодня утром совершил первый учебно-разведывательный полёт из авиабазы […]

Today we’ve tracked (thanks to Sergio Scandura) a part of the ‘Phoenix Express 2021’: Tunisian Navy Syphax (P612) patrol boat Algerian Navy frigate El-Moudamir (911) USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4)  Spanish Navy offshore patrol vessel ‘Centinela’ (P-72) The exercise, which will run until 28 May, will see the participation of 13 nations. It will provide an opportunity to increase regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices, and enhance operational capabilities. The countries taking part in the exercise are Tunisia, Algeria, France, Greece, Belgium, Egypt, Italy, Mauritania, Libya, Malta, Spain, Morocco, and the US. Source link

This morning around 10:30 CEST at least one USAF Boeing B-52H left Moron AB, Spain, westbound. After about two hours the American bomber appeared off Tunisia flying south. During this part of the flight the aircraft has always operated within the Tunisian FIR. At around 12:30, while the B-52H was flying off southern Tunisia southbound, the aircraft disappeared from the tracking sites probably due to the shutdown of its ADS-B transponder. At the moment we know if the flight is continuing southwards bringing the American bomber off the coast of Libya but the flight is probably connected to an exercise between […]

Yesterday afternoon around 17:00 CEST a Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (callsign FORTE12) left NAS Sigonella to carry out a surveillance mission over eastern Ukraine. After spending over 12 hours on the area the drone left the area. However, instead of returning to the Sicilian base, the aircraft is now flying over Iraq, probably heading to the base in Al Dhafra AB, UAE. Source link

This morning we’ve tracked from Istres AB, southern France, to the Strait of Sicily, a French Air Force Boeing C-135FR ” Stratotanker “ (735). The aircraft followed the usual route used in the past by French tankers in flight to Libya. The aircraft is departed at 10:30 CEST and is disappeared around 12:15 when it was in flight off western Libya southbound. The mission is now (13:00 CEST) still in progress. The Stratotanker is not alone and we can suppose that in the area there are probably other French aircraft. Source link

From 17 to 29 May 2021 the Italian military exercise “Joint Stars 2021” will take place on the Tyrrhenian sea and on the Sardinian channel. Per le prossime due settimane prevista esercitazione Joint Stars 2021 con intensa attività militare sul Tirreno e canale di Sardegna. Possibili disturbi del segnale GNSS https://t.co/47dIhBqwGB — Desk Aeronautico (@DeskAeronautico) May 15, 2021 This morning we’ve tracked these Italian Air force aircraft: a Boeing KC-767A (reg. MM62227 – callsign PETROL21) departed from pratia di mare AB making an AAR mission between Sardinia and Sicily a Lockheed KC-130J (reg. MM62303 – callsign GASOIL22 ) making a similar […]

In the early morning of May 14, the Italian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 pilots deployed to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, supporting NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, executed their first intercept since they arrived in early May. The Combined Air Operations Centre at Uedem, Germany, recorded an unidentified track in the Baltic Sea ordered flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad and ordered an alert scramble for the F-35s mission to identify that track. Upon take- off, the Italian NATO aircraft approached and identified a Russian Air Force Antonov An-12 transport aircraft executing the first ever intercept by an F-35 under NATO […]

This morning a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MM-AV-SA0017 – callsign IAV0017) left around 08:00 CEST Sigonella AB eastbound (usually NATO “Phoenix” use MAGMA callsign but we’ve already tracked on July 26, 2020 a NATO RQ-4D with this callsign on its ferry flight from the USA to Sigonella). We’ve already tracked Phoenix missions over eastern Mediterranean sea (off Syria) but this time when the RQ-4D was in flight south of Cyprus the ADS-B transponder was switched off (around 11:00 CEST). After 5 hours and half (16:32) the Phoenix is reappeared in the same area this name flying westbound to Sigonella. Source […]

This morning around 10:10 CEST, in the international waters north of Cyprus, there was an interaction between an unspecified number of Turkish fishing boats and two Italian fishing boats (“Giacalone” and “San Giorgio 1 °”). The Turkish fishing boats launched materials (stones and smoke bombs) and  carried out close maneuvers toward the Italian vessels, making contact with and slightly damaging one of them. The Italian Navy frigate “Margottini” (F 592), patroling in the area 35 miles to the south as asset of NATO “Sea Guardian” operation, launched its own helicopter while a Turkish Coast Guard patrol boat, which hired Turkish boats […]

Another day of surveillance missions over the Black Sea. An USNavy Lockheed EP-3E “Aries II” (reg. 161410 – callsign DG86) departed Souda Bay AB is making an ISR mission off Crimea. In the same area an USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg.11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) from NAS Sigonella made a simlar mission this morning before to continue its flight to Georgia. Source link

New central Mediterranean sea mission for an Italian Air Force ATR P-72A: the aircraft (reg. MM62280 – callsign IAM4101) left Sigonella AB at 09:44 CEST southbound. The P-72A made a 5 hours mission into the Tripoli FIR over international waters off western Libya (between Tripoli and Misurata). It is possible that this type of mission is linked to the control of migrant smuggling and the activity of fishing vessels operating in the area after the attacks of the week race. Source link

The Italian Navy frigate “Libeccio” (F572) has rescued a crew member of an Italian fishing boat reportedly injured by warning shots fired by the Libyan Coast Guard, Italian media said Thursday. The Libyans opened fire near three fishing boats, the Aliseo, the Artemide and the Nuovo Cosimo, in the central Mediterranean Sea, around 75 miles north of the Libyan city of Misurata, Corriere della Sera reported. The two vessels have not been sequestered by the Libyans. In the area intervened also an Italian Air Force ATR P-72A (reg. MM62280 – callsign IAM4103) landed in Sigonella AB around 19:00 CEST. Three day […]

A new mission into Athens FIR for a Turkish Navy aircraft. Around 12:45 CEST a Turkish Navy aircraft, an ATR C-72MPA (callsign MARTI18, reg. TCB-751) left Dalaman southbound. After few minutes the aircraft entered into Athens FIR (flight information region) north east of the Island of Rhodes. The plane continued its flight over the southern Aegean and then veered north. For nearly three hours the aircraft flew from south to north over the Aegean Sea (FL1250, however, avoiding entering the Greek air space). These types of missions, referred to by Athens as provocations, are usually carried out without the authorization of the Greek […]

The Italian Navy’s Carlo Bergamini-class frigate “Alpino” (F594) yesterday morning intervened to rescue 7 Italian fishing boats threatened by the high-speed arrival of a rubber dinghy coming from the Cyrenaic coast (eastern Libya). The Italian boats, which carried out fishing activities in international waters, were secured and heading north, into the central Mediterranean. “We can no longer allow our fishing boats, which legitimately fish in international waters, to be threatened or even seized by the Libyan authorities, as happened on 1 September 2020 by a Libyan patrol boat belonging to Haftar’s forces” said the Undersecretary of Defense, Stefania Pucciarelli. In the […]

New double ISR mission off Crimea: today we’re tracking a USN Boeing P-8A departed NAS Sigonella and an USAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. 62-4134 – callsign SLED31) departed Souda Bay AB. This morning we’ve alsot racked a Turkish Navy ATR C-72MPA (TCB-751 – callsign MARTI29) departed NAS izmit making an usual sea patrol mission over the Black Sea (mission not linked with US activity) Source link

Yesterday at 11:26 CEST an Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A (reg. MM62226 – callsign IAM1447) left northbound Pratica di Mare AB. At the same time 4 Italian Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35A (reg. MM7357, MM7360, MM7361, MM7362) belong to the 13° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 32° Stormo (Wing) left Amendola AB. Around 14:00 Italin aircraft have arrived at Ämari Air Base, west of Tallinn, ahead of the official handover of the NATO Baltic Air Policing. The Italians are bringing their Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs, marking the first time the state-of-the-art, fifth generation multi-role combat fighter has been seen in Estonia. […]

A new day of surveillance mission over the Black Sea. This morning there were in the area: USN Boeing P-8A from NAS Sigonella USAF RC-135W (reg. 62-4134 – callsign MENDI12) from Souda Bay AB Turkish Navy ATR C-72 MPA(reg. TCB-751 – callsign MARTI04) from NAS Izmit Source link

This morning we’ve tracked (again) a lot of activity over the Black Sea: USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) departed NAS Sigonella USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. ? – callsign GINGER68) departed Al Dhafra AB, UAE USAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. 62-4134 – callsign BOUGH89) departed Souda Bay AB USN Boeing P-8A (no reg.) departed NAS Sigonella RAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. ZZ666 – callsign RRR7251) departed RAF Waddington It is the second consecutive day that we have registered 5 NAT0 assets to operate on the same time in the area Source link

A new very busy morning over the Black Sea today. It is perhaps the first time that we have seen so many NATO assets present in the area at the same time. They are at work in the area: Italian Air Force Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. MM62303 – callsign IAM1495) departed Pratica di Mare AB USN Lockheed EP-3E (reg. 161410 – callsign TR26?) departed Souda Bay AB USN Boeing P-8A departed NAS Sigonella Turkish Navy ATR C-72MPA (reg. TCB-751 – callsign MARTI49) departed NAS Izmit NATO Global Hawk RQ-4D (reg. MMAVSA0016 – callsign MAGMA?) departed NAS Sigonella All the assets are […]

A Beechcraft B.350 (2-WKTJ, callsign SEAGULL) made this morning a surveillance mission over the Gulf of Sidra. The aircraft departed Sigonella at 08:41 CEST and landed again the sicilian airport at 14:37 CEST. In the past this Beechcraft aircraft was operated by DEA Aviation as FRONTEX asset. The nature of the mission is unknown (contrast ot human trafficking and migrant smuggling or oil smuggling ?) Source link

The Italian Air Force reveals its “Tiger Meet” special scheme painted on an Eurofighter Typhoon F-2000A (MM7349) of the 36th Wing based in Gioia del colle AB, Apulia. Originaly planned in 2020 but postponed untill 2021 due to the global Covid pandemic the 2021 Tiger Meet will take place in Air Base N.º 11, Beja, from the 2nd till the 14th of May 2021. Italy will participate with: 21° Gruppo (21st Squadron of 9th Wing): HH.212 & HH.101 Caesar 12° Gruppo (12th Squadron of 36th Wing): F-2000A Typhoon photo via Italian Air Force photo via Italian Air Force Source link

Today we’re tracking different surveillance missions made by NATO assets near Russian target. An USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) departed NAS Sigonella made an ISR mission off Crimea and now is in flight over Georgia A RAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. ZZ666 – callsign RRR7250) is making a similar mission over Black Sea off western coast of Crimea (this mission is made daily in the last days). A USN Boeing P-8A departed NAS Sigonella is making an usual surveillance mission off Syria Source link

It is not uncommon to see a P-72A carry out a patrol mission on the central Mediterranean but usually the route followed by the aircraft we can only assume because the ADS-B transponder is disconnected and therefore we do not have the real tracking of the mission. Yesterday, however, an Italian Air Force ATR P-72A (reg. MM62281 – callsign IAM4101) departed Sigonella BAB didn’t switched off the ADS-B transponder (forgetfulness?) and allowed us to follow the entire mission. This was divided into two parts, the first the aircraft operated off Misrata while in the second part it orbited for a long […]

New mission off western Libya for an USNavy Lockheed EP-3E “Aries II” (reg. 161410). The aircraft is landing in these minutes (15:00 CEST) in Souda Bay AB. When the Aries left Athens FIR the ADS-B transponder was switched off but we know that this type of mission are done usually off/over western Libya in the Tripoli area. Source link

A new week beginning with new surveillance mission over the Black Sea off Crimea. A couple of USAF Global Hawk is making a double ISR mission: the first one (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) departed NAS Sigonella and the second one (callsign GINGER68) departed Al Dhafra AB, UAE. At the same time a RAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. ZZ664 – callsign RRR7249) from the UK is making asimlar mission in the same area. Source link

Yesterday at 18:13 CEST a Royal Air Force Boeing C-17A (re. ZZ174 – callsign RRR6386) left RAF Brize Norton southbound. At 20:59 the aircraft, flying north of Tripoli southbound, switched off its ADS-B transponder entering into Tripoli FIR. After less then 3 hours the aircraft reappeared at 23:21 in the same area flying, this time, northbound (it landed in Brize Norton at 02:34 CEST). Looking at the route and the altitude we can imagine that the plane landed in Misrata where it seems to have remained parked for about two hours. We’ve tracked a similar mission on March 18. The nature of these missions […]

For the first time we’re tracking a double mission made by a couple of US drones off Crimea. In these minutes an USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) departed NAS Sigonella is making an usual ISR mission over the Black Sea off Crimea. Meanwhile another USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (callsign FORTE12) from the Gulf is arrived in the area to make a similar mission. Source link

New day of intense air activity in the Black Sea area. This morning an US Navy Lockheed EP-3E (reg. 161410) departed Souda Bay AB, Crete, made an ISR mission off Crimea. When the aicraft came back to Souda a USN Boeing P-8A, departed NAS Sigonella, took the place making a similar mission. Meanwhile a Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-204ON (reg. RF-64519 – callsign RF64519), a former “Open Skies” aircraft, is orbiting south east of the city of Krasnodar. Source link

New mission as an IRINI asset for a German Navy Lockheed P-3C (reg. 60+08 callsign GNY4530). The aircraft is departed directly from NAS Nordholz in northern Germany at 07:35 CEST and after having made a stopover in Munich from 08:46 to 10:43:15 it departed southwards. Now (12:45) is in flight over southern Tyrrhenian sea southbound. Usually the aircraft remains in the area of operations (central Mediterranean sea) 2/3 hours Source link

New day of surveillance mission in the Crimean area. An USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE 10) departed NAS Sigonella this night around 02:00 CEST is in flight to eastern ukraine after a surveillance flight made over the Black Sea of Crimea. A similar mission is done by a RAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. ZZ664 – callsign RRR7245) departed directly UK. Source link

Today we’ve tracked a new flight of an Italian Air Force Lockheed C-130J (MM62186) to Misrata, Libya. The aircraft left Pratica di Mare AB at 14:01 CEST southbound for Misrata around 16:00. After less than an half hour the aircraft departed Misrata northbound. Meanwhile an Italian Air Force Gulfstraem E.550 (MM62303) made a surveillance mission somewhere off Libya (during the mission the ADS-B transponder was switched off) Probably the missions were linked. It was a flight with supplies for the Italian military field hospital in Misrata (Missione bilaterale di assistenza e supporto in Libia – MIASIT ). The Italian medical team consists of 70 doctors […]

In these hours we’re tracking an unusual traffic of USAF tanker over Mediterranean Sea. There are in flight: 3x Boeing KC-135R (registrations 60-0347, 57-2597, 62-3515 callsigns BLUE14, BLUE24, BLUE04) 3x McDonnel Douglas KC-10A (registrations 83-0078, 86-0038, 86-0031 callsigns BLUE13, BLUE23, BLUE03) These tanker are dragging, at least, 12 USAF F-16 from the Gulf to Moron AB, Spain Source link

A new day is begun a new surveillance missions off Crimea are already started. A USNavy Lockheed EP-3E “Aries II” (reg. 161410) departed Souda Bay AB 06:53 CEST is making an usual ISR mission off Crimea. Another USNavy aircraft, a Boeing P-8A, left NAS Sigonella this morning and now is making another surveillance mission in the same area. Source link

Today we’re tracking a new day of intense NATO activity over Black Sea. An USNavy Boeing P-8A (reg. unknown) departed NAS Sigonella is making an ISR mission off southern Crimea. Meanwhile a RAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. ZZ664) departed directly from the UK is making a similar mission around Crimea. Last, but not least, also today a Turkish Navy ATR P-72C TMPA (reg. TCB-752 – callsign MARTI49) departed NAS Izmit is making a patrol mission over central Black sea. Source link

Today is a new day of intense NATO activity over Black Sea. An USNavy Lockheed EP-3E (reg. 161410) departed Souda Bay is making an ISR mission off western Crimea A NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. MMAVSA0016) left Sigonella AB and now is operating somewhere over the Black Sea (the signal was missed sometimes after its entry in the area of operation. Departed NAS Sigonella too also a USNavy Boeing P-8A in flight to the Black Sea in these minutes (12:30 CEST). Last, but not least, a Turkish Navy ATR P-72C TMPA (reg. TCB-752 – callsign MARTI71) departed NAS Izmit is making […]

Today at 06:50 CEST an Hellenic Air Force Embraer ERJ-135LR (reg. 209 – callsign HAF352C) left Elefsis AB, near Athens, southbound. The aircraft entered into Tripoli FIR and was trackable until it was entering into Libyan airspace descending to Benghazi (?). Artound 16:45 CEST the aircraft was trackable again, this time flying northbound. The Embraer is landed in Elfsis around 18:00 CEST. The nature of the mission is unknown. Source link

Unusual flight pattern for this USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE11). The drone is operating north of peninsula of Crimea between Mykolaiv and Mariupol. 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 website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate […]

Another day of surveillance missions over the Black Sea for US forces. This night a Northrop Grumman RQ-4B (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) left NAS Sigonella for a new mission off Crimea and now, as you can see in the image above is in flight over Georgia. Also US Navy is making missions off Crimea: a Lockheed EP-3E, reg. 161410 – callsign AK47 (sic!), departed Souda Bay AB and a Boeing P-8A departed NAS Sigonella. Both aircraft are making in these minutes (11:15 CEST) an ISR mission over Black Sea. Source link

New busy morning over Black Sea. We’re traking on task: Turkish Navy ATR P-72TMPA (TCB-752) departed Izmir and making surveillance mission over central Black Sea RAF Boeing RC-135W (ZZ664) departed directly UK making ISR mission off Crimea US Navy Boeing P-8A departed NAS Sigonella making ISR mission off Crimea too Source link

Today there is an intense military air activity over France: 3x Boeing C-135FR (735, 740, 93-CK) 1x Boeing E-3C (204) 1x Airbus A332MRTT (041) and 30x Dassault Rafale ?x Dassault Mirage 2000D ?x Dassault Mirage 2000-5 Every three months, dozens of French air force fighters, tankers and radar planes take off at bases across France, form up over the Atlantic Ocean then split up and practice penetrating air-defenses and dropping nuclear bombs on French soil: it’s the “Poker” exercise. Usually this drill takes place at night but today, due to low air traffic, it will take place during the day time. […]

New busy day in the sky around Crimea. This morning were on task: RAF Boeing RC-135RW (reg. ZZ666 – callsign RRR7238) departed directly the UK USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) departed NAS Sigonella USN Boeing P-8A departed NAS Sigonella too Source link

This morning around 09:00 CEST an Italian Air Force Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. MM62293 – callsign IAM1496) departed Pratica di MAre AB eastbound. After an ahl hours also an Italian Air Force Beechcraft B350ER (reg. MM62317 – callsign IAM1497) left Pratica di Mare AB eastbound. The CAEW is landed in Tel Aviv and the Beech is followign the same route. Probably the Gulfstream E.550 is landed in Israel for its Maintenance Programme and the other aircraft will carry the crew and bring it home. Source link

New day of US surveillance missions on Russian target: a US Navy Lockheed EP-3E (reg. 161410) left this morning Souda Bay AB around 07:00 CEST to make a new surveillance mission over Black Sea off Crimea (yesterday the same plane make a similar mission off western Libya) a US Navy Boeing P-8A departed around 10:30 CEST NAS Sigonella to make an ISR  (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) mission over the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Syria. In these days the intelligence activity of US aircraft is very intense. We’ve tracked, off Russian target, all US assets in the area (Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea): […]

Double surveillance mission this morning for US Navy Poseidons. A first Boeing P-8A is departed NAS Sigonella around 8:30 CEST and now is making a ISR mission over eastern Mediterranean sea between Cyprus and Syria (where are reported different Russian military installations). The second one left Sigonella around 09:30 CEST to make a new mission over Black Sea . Source link

Double surveillance mission this morning for US Navy Poseidons. A first Boeing P-8A is departed NAS Sigonella around 9:00 CEST and now is making a marittime patrol mission over eastern mediterranean sea south of Cyprus where is reported an intense acitivty of Russian navy units. The second one left Sigonella around 11:30 CEST to make a new mission over Black Sea off Crimea. Source link

Two different surveillance mission are in progress in these minutes in the Crimea/Eastern Ukraine area: USAF Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (reg. 11-2049 – callsign FORTE10) made a surveillance mission off Crimea and now is making a similar mission over eastern Ukaine US Navy Boeing P-8A is making a surveillance mission over Black Sea off Crimea Both aircraft are departed this morning NAS Sigonella. Source link

New day for the Italian Air Force Composite Air Operation (COMAO) exercise. There aircraft are participating: 2x Boeing KC-767A from Pratica di Mare AB (MM62227, MM62228) 1x Lockheed KC-130J from Pisa San Giusto AB 1x Gulfstream E.550 CAEW from Pratica di Mare AB (MM62303) ?x Eurofighter F.2000 from Istrana AB ?x Eurofighter F.2000 from Grosseto AB ?x Eurofighter F.2000 from Trapani Birgi AB ?x Lockheed Martin F-35A from Amedola AB Video of an AAR by Riccardo Giorgettini Source link

Today we’ve tracked a new flight of an Italian Air Force Lockheed KC-130J (MM62178) to Misrata, Libya. The aircraft left Pisa San Giusto AB around 09:50 CEST for Pratica di Mare AB where is landed at 10:24. After less than an half hour the aircraft departed Pratica di Mare AB at 11:15 southbound to Misrata, where it landed at 14:25. Around 16:30 the aircraft left Misrata for Pisa. It was a flight with supplies for the Italian military field hospital in Misrata (Missione bilaterale di assistenza e supporto in Libia – MIASIT ). No other Italian aircraft have been tracked in the area. The Italian […]

This morning we’re tracking a new Turkish Air Force flight between Turkey and Libya. An Airbus A400M (reg. 18-0094 – callsign TUAF221) departed Ankara at 08:50 CEST is landing in Al-Watiya  AB in these minutes (12:45 CEST). 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 website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy Close Privacy Overview This website uses […]

This morning around 08:30 CEST an Italian Air Force Boeing KC-767A (reg. MM62228 – callsign IAM1411) eastbound. After 2:30 hours of flight the Italian tanker arrived in the area of operations near Gaziantep, south eastern Turkey. The aircraft made an air to air refueling with some allied planes before to return to Pratica di Mare AB where it landed around 16:00 CEST. Source link

More than 50 flight missions, in all conditions of weather and sea state, a night session, around 120 vertical landings, and as many short take-offs with the aid of the ski jump, and finally a vertical take-off test. In four weeks at sea, the F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force (ITF) ,180 people including engineers, researchers, test pilots, technicians and flight deck operators temporarily embarked on board Cavour, thanks to the cooperation and close collaboration with the teams of the aircraft carrier, were able to carry out the sea trials safely, effectively and smoothly. Sea Trials concluded aircraft carrier ITS Cavour […]

This morning we’ve tracked a patrol mission made by a Guardia Civil (Spanish gendarmerie) CASA CN235M (reg. T.19B-22 – callsign AME6004) over the Strait of Otranto between Apulia and Albania. The aircraft, operating as Frontex asset, finished its mission around 12:00 CET and then it is returned to Sigonella AB. Source link

The foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy met today their Libyan counterpart in Tripoli in a show of support for the war-torn country’s newly formed unity government. At 18:40 CET we can track a Compagnia Aerea italiana (Italian Secret Services linked air company) Falcon 900 EX (reg. I-TARH – callsign CPI241) descending to Rome Ciampino, a French Air Force Dassault Falcon 900EX (reg. F-RAFP – CTM0004) in flight to Paris and a German Air Force Transall C-160D (callsign GAF287) in flight to Sigonella AB. Source link

Traffic ovethe r Black Sea this morning: an Italian Air Force Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. MM62293 – callsign IAM1495 ) left at 09:05 CET Pratica di Mare AB to make an ISR mission over Black Sea. When the aircraft arrived over Romanian coast the ADS-B transponder was switched off. In the area was operating also an USAF Boeing RC-135W (reg. 62-4134 – callsign PALE62) departed from Souda Bay AB Source link

After the mission tracked yesterday also today a Turkish Air Force Boeing E-7T (reg. 13-002 – callsign TURAF42), departed Konya AB, central Turkey, is operating over the central Mediterranean Sea at an altitude of 9.7000 metres. 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 website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies […]

This morning at 07:22 CET a French Air Force Dassault Falcon 900EX (reg. F-RAFD – callsign CTM3806) departed Vélizy – Villacoublay AB southbound. Around 10:00 CET the same aircraft landed in Tripoli (while a Turkish Air Force E-7T was operating in the area). We have not more informations about this flight but two day ago the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, made an official visit in Tripoli too. Compagnia Aerea Italiana Falcon 900EX (I-DIEM) in flight from Tripoli to Rome Ciampino with Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, aboard pic.twitter.com/J8BBy8VubN — ItaMilRadar (@ItaMilRadar) March 21, 2021 Source link

After a long time this morning we’re tracking a surveillance mission made by a Turkish Air Force AWACS over central mediterranean sea off Libya. The aircraft, a Boeing E-7T (reg. 13-002 – callsign TURAF42) is departed from Konya AB, central Turkey, and now is operating over the central Mediterranean Sea at an altitude of 32.000 feet. As you can see the track is not very clear but we know thaht the aircraft is operating in this area at least from 09:30 CET. Source link

New Operation Shader mission this afternoon for RAF aircraft based in RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus. A couple of Typhoon FGR.4 (reg. ?) left the air base with an Airbus KC.2 (reg. ZZ333) southbound. South of Cyprus they made an air to air refueling. The aircraft are in flight to make a new air strike over ISIS positions in Iraq. Source link

This morning we’ve (partially) tracked a new surveillance mission off western Libya (the last similar mission was tracked two days ago). the mission was made by an Italian Air Force Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. IAM1495 – callsign MM62293). The aircraft left Pratica di Mare AB at 08:40 CET southbound and it was trackable until 09:11 when it disappered from all tracking sites. At 13:52 the CAEW reappeared between Libya and Malta flying northbound and now (14:40 CET) it is descending to Pratica di Mare AB. This morning we’ve tracked an interesting training activity over southern Sicily. AAR mission over south Sicily […]

Yesterday at 17:45 CET a Royal Air Force Boeing C-17A (re. ZZ173 – callsign RRR6715) left RAF Brize Norton southbound. Around 19:40 the aircraft, flying north of Tripoli southbound, switched off its ADS-B transponder entering into Tripoli FIR. After less then 4 hous the aircraft reappeared in the same area flying, this time, northbound (it landed in Brize Norton at 03:21 CET). Looking at the route and the altitude we can imagine that the plane landed in Misrata where it seems to have remained parked for less than three hours. We’ve tracked a similar mission on January 21. The nature of […]

This morning around 09:00 CET a NATO Northrop Grumman RQ-4D (MM-AV-SA0016) left Sigonella AB southbound. When the drone entered into Tripoli FIR its ADS-B trasnsponder was switched off. Meanwhile an Italian Air Force Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. MM62293 – callsign IAM1495) left Pratica di Mare AB southbound too. At 10:01 CET the aircraft entered into Tripoli FIR switching off its ADS-B transponder. Both mission are now still in progress. Source link

On March 6, the Russian Navy Tug “Prof. Nikolay Muru” entered into Mediterranean Sea. This tug is not traveling alone but it’s escorting a Russian Kilo-class submarine likely underway to Tartus, Syria. In these days also the combat group of the carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)  brings entered into the Mediterranean Sea and, even if they are now far away, it is a singular combination. These days the movements of the Russian submarine have been closely followed by several USNavy Boeing P-8As, both based in Rota, Spain, and Sigonella, Sicily. Yesterday an USNavy Lockheed EP-3E (160764) from Souda Bay AB followed the submarine’s […]

While a USNavy Boeing P-8A is landing in NAS Sigonella after a surveillance mission over the easrten Mediterranean Sea, a second Poseidon is already departed from Sigonella to make a similar mission. Since this morning we have been assisting in missions that follow one after the other. On Wednesday the Iranian container ship “SHAHR E KORD” was allegedly attacked by Israel while was underway to Syria. Reconstruction of the path of #Iran container ship SHAHR E KORD allegedly attacked by #Israel in in the early hours of 10/3/2021 AIS data allows to infer attack location and time, while her initial and […]

AAR mission over eastern Mediterranean Sea for these USAF Boeing KC-135R (reg. 62-3551 & 57-1440). The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is underway south of Crete 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 website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you […]

Also today we’re tracking two Turkish Air Force flight between Turkey and Libya. An Airbus A400M (reg. 15-0051 – callsign TUAF221) and another unidentified plane (callsign TUAF222) departed from Ankara and Kayseri are in flight over central Mediterranean Sea westbound to western Libya. Source link

A new mission into Athens FIR for a Turkish Navy aircraft. At 08:06 CET a Turkish Navy aircraft, an ATR C-72MPA (callsign MARTI78, reg. TCB-751) left NAS Izmit. The aircraft entered into Athens FIR (flight information region) off Dardanelles. The plane continued its flight over Aegean Sea southbound. For nearly three hours the aircraft flew from north to south over the Aegean Sea (FL080) however, avoiding entering the Greek air space. The final destination is the airport of Dalaman. These missions are usually made without the authorisation of Greek ATC. Source link

The “Rivista Marittima” (the official review of the Italian Navy) published an interview with the Admiral Placido Torresi (Commander of the Italian Navy’s Air Forces). We report an interesting paragraph on the future Italian maritime patrol aircraft: “Italy can no longer be without anti-submarine aviation: consequently, on the initiative of the Navy, the Ministry of the Defense has begun the process of analyzing and selecting a maritime patrol aircraft with strong anti-submarine capabilities that can guarantee high hourly autonomy and adequate range of action to be used effectively in the entire Mediterranean basin and beyond, if necessary. In this perspective, the available […]

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) has crossed yesterday the Strait of Gibraltar and is operating in the Mediterranean Sea, about two weeks after departing its homeport in Virginia on its latest deployment. The IKE CSG deployed Feb. 19 for the second time in a year with a partially new set of cruiser and destroyer escorts. Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG-72) are deploying again after setting out for an earlier deployment in January 2020. USS Monterey (CG-61) and guided-missile destroyers USS Mitscher (DDG-57), USS Laboon (DDG-58), USS Mahan (DDG-72) and USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) are new to the carrier strike group this time around, swapping in to relieve other […]

After the flight of this night today we’ve traked another US mission in Libya. Around 14:00 CET an US Special Operations Command Dornier C-146A (reg. 97-3091 – callsign MAGMAxxx) left NAS Sigonella southbound. At 14:44 CET the aircraft disappeared from all traking sites. After two hours the aircraft was trackable again, this time south of Crete in flight northbound (the Dornier is landed in Souda Bay AB around 18:00 CET). We don’t know where is landed exactly the aircraft but the airport destination was somewhere in eastern Libya, problaby Benghazi. Source link

An USAF Boeing C-17A “Globemaster” (callsign RCH245, reg. 07-7183) left Ramstein AB, Germany, yesterday at 17:21 CET and follow one of the usual routes followed by previous flights to Libya. The aircraft, as seen in similar past flights didn’t enter into Italian FIR. The aircraft disappeared from all tracking site around 19:19 CET over central Mediterranean sea. At 22:18 CET the Globemaster is reappeared off Libya in flight westbound and finally landed in Ramstein around 01:14 CET. The nature of these flights remains unknown. Source link

Today we’ve tracked an unusual mission made by an Italian Air Force ATR P-72A. The aircraft (reg. MM62281 – callsign IAM4101) after a first part of (usual) mission done off southern Sicilian coast and over the Strait of Sicily continued its flight southbound. Arrived at limits of Libyan airspace (and territorial waters) the ATR orbiting off Misrata (13:30 – 14:30 CET) before to return to Sigonella (landed around 16:30) . It’s the first time that we tracked a similar mission so close to the Libyan coast. The only ship in the area was a the Turkish cargo “Kosovak”departed from Khoms but […]

New patrol mission over western Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria for the Italian Customs (Guardia di Finanza) ATR P-72B (reg. MM62311) based in Malaga. The aircraft is operating since the end of January as Frontex asset. 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 website uses cookies to improve your experience. We’ll assume you’re ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.Accept Reject Read More Privacy & Cookies Policy Close Privacy Overview This website […]

An Italian Air Force Gulfstream E.550 CAEW (reg. MM62293 – IAM1495) is back to Pratica di Mare after a long surveillance mission over the central Mediterranean Sea. The aircraft is departe from Pratica di Mare Ab around 12:05 CET southbound. When the aircraft was flying off western Sivily southbound the ADS-B trasponder was switched off (12:45). The CAEW is reappered around 17:45 near Malta flying northbound so for 5 hours the aircraft has operated somewhere over central Mediterranean Sea. Around 18:40 the Gulfstream is landed in Pratica AB again Source link

The F-35 Joint Program Office has announced that yesterday two USMC F-35B Lightning II (168717, xxx) begin sea trials aboard Italian aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550). The completion of the “Sea Trials” phase, which will last in the Atlantic Ocean for about four weeks, will allow the flagship of the Italian Navy to test the flight deck and verify the impacts with the fifth generation aircraft in key moments take-off and landing in different conditions of attitude and in relation to various factors such as winds and the state of the sea, to arrive at the final certification of “Ready […]