German Air Force (🇩🇪) A319 with an 'Open Skies' callsign orbiting above NATO airbase Geilenkirchen.

The Open Skies Treaty permits each state party to conduct short-notice, unarmed, reconnaissance flights.

OSY11D // 15+03 // #3F9A92 Image
FYI, it’s a German plane but that doesn’t mean the Germans are conducting this flight.

Another state party is likely on this flight (gathering the intelligence).
Still up above Geilenkirchen AB in a slightly lower orbit (and closer to the air base as well). Image
Looks like it will conduct another Open Skies flight today.

OSY11D // 15+03 // #3F9A92 Image

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Apr 21
A US Navy (🇺🇸) P-8 Poseidon aircraft was reportedly tracking Moskva shortly before it was attacked.

Sources claimed that the marine patrol aircraft used its sea-surface radar and sonar buoys to provide weapons-quality tracks to Ukrainian forces, who targeted and sunk the ship. Image
Two things I want to clear up:

Yes, this is unconfirmed and could be inaccurate. I will delete the tweet if the story is confirmed false.

Some people are seeing this is unlikely. I disagree, P-8s have been spotted above northeastern Romania for weeks, likely to …

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The aircraft are used to observe (ballistic) missile flights at long range.

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Thanks to @spook_info for pointing this (the missile test) out!
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NASA436 // N436NA // #A53A95 Image
The aircraft will fly to Stockholm, Sweden later today. Image
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I will go to sleep now and will be offline until tomorrow morning.

If these reports are false, you will likely see it in other accounts. If not, please share the debunks below so others can see it!

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