USAF RC135W JAKE11 active over #Ukraine, Never before has USAF Rivet Joint entered Ukrainian airspace.
Since the conflict began in Ukraine only Global Hawks UAVS had operated in Ukrainian airspace but never manned intelligence aircrafts, it's a game changer.
USAF RC135W Rivet Joint JAKE11 currently heading towards the Donbass.
Last MLAT coverage point was near Poltava, current position is estimated.
I may be wrong, but I think that at this moment there is no USAF Global Hawk deployed in Europe, but NATO can operate the RQ-4D Phoenix from Sigonellla, it would have been the most logical move.
It seems more like a demonstration than an intelligence mission.
USAF RC135W JAKE11 currently heading towards the Russian-controlled enclave of Transnistria.
It can be deduced that in the end it´s an intelligence mission and it seems that JAKE11 will orbit over fairly large area.
Full orbit
USAF RC135W Rivet Joint JAKE11 heading back to Mildenhall.
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