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Sep 27, 2022 7 tweets 5 min read
CSOJTF-L Commander Brig. Gen. Claude Tudor visited a C-17 parked at a little-publicized US outpost in northeastern Syria known as the Rumeilan Landing Zone a few days ago. What follows is a thread showing how @IntelWalrus and I arrived at that conclusion. 1/7 A C-17 on the 25th of September flew from OTBH to OSRZ with callsign MOOSE73 according to ACARS from @thebaldgeek. OSRZ is a new ICAO code to me, and subsequent searches (and questions from @scan_sky) made it seem that OSRZ was unknown by most people as well. 2/7
Jul 28, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Satellite AIS data from @VesselFinder shows a @RimofthePacific PHOTOEX in progress off the coast of Kauai, HI with USS Charlotte (SSN-766) and a ROKN vessel (possibly ROKS Shin Dol-seok?) leading the pack. 1/2 Image .@GenAtomics_ASI MQ-9B N390MC is flying directly above the pack. #ADSB #A483DF 2/2 Image
Mar 3, 2022 10 tweets 5 min read
Earlier today, at least 14 NATO and Swedish ISR aircraft flew sorties around Ukraine: USAF RQ-4 (FORTE10), RC-135W (JAKE12), MQ-9A (WILEY32), U-2S (BLACK01, BLACK02); US Army RC-12X (2 YANK01), ARTEMIS (BRIO68); 1/10 NATO E-3A (NATO01, NATO02, NATO11); Swedish S102B (SVF622), S100D (C203); RAF RC-135W (RRR7220). 2/10
Feb 28, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
US Army MQ-1C with likely registration 11-00169 out of Mielec Airport, PO. A photo from Reuters shows @82ndCAB MQ-1C xx-0171 at Mielec, 10 days ago. Based on the similarity in registrations, 169 is likely with the same unit. #ADSB #AE51ED ImageImage We can also see it making the classic hexagon patterns that I talked about briefly, here:
Feb 25, 2022 7 tweets 6 min read
Today, at least 25 NATO and Swedish ISR aircraft flew sorties over Europe: USAF RQ-4s (FORTE11, 2 FORTE12), RC-135W (JAKE11), E-8C (REDEYE6), U-2S (BLACK01, BLACK02); USN P-8As (2 PS23x, 5 PS24x); US Army RC-12X (YANK03), ARTEMIS (BRIO68); 1/7 RAF RC-135W (RRR7216); German P-3C (no callsign); NATO E-3As (NATO01, NATO02, NATO09, NATO10), RQ-4 (UAVGH000); Swedish S102B (SVF622), S100D (C603). 2/7
Feb 24, 2022 9 tweets 6 min read
Today, at least 19 NATO and Swedish ISR aircraft flew sorties over Europe: USAF RQ-4s (2 FORTE12, FORTE11), RC-135W (JAKE12), RC-135U (HOMER39), U-2S (BLACK01); USN P-8As (4 PS23x, PS22x, PL23x); US Army RC-12X (YANK03), ARTEMIS (BRIO68); 1/9 RAF RC-135W (RRR7218); Greek EMB-134H (OURAN31); NATO RQ-4 (UAVGH000), E-3A (NATO02); Swedish S102B (SVF622). 2/9
Feb 22, 2022 9 tweets 6 min read
Today, at least 23 NATO, Swedish, & Ukrainian ISR aircraft flew sorties over Europe: USAF RC-135V (HOMER21), RC-135W (JAKE11), WC-135W (JAKE21), RQ-4 (FORTE12), U-2S (2 BLACK01); USN P-8As (PS21x, 2 PS22x, PL22x), EP-3E (no callsign); 1/8 US Army RC-12Xs (YANK01, YANK02, YANK03), ARTEMIS (BRIO68); RAF P-8As (RFR7041, STGRY01), RC-135W (RRR7215); Canadian CP140 (no callsign); Greek EMB-145H (OURAN31); NATO E-3A (NATO06); Swedish S102B (SVF622); Ukrainian TB2 (12345678). 2/8
Feb 22, 2022 5 tweets 5 min read
Today, at least 13 NATO ISR aircraft flew sorties over Europe: USN P-8As (4 PS21x, PS20x); USAF RQ-4 (FORTE11), E-8C (REDEYE6), RC-135U (HOMER19); US Army RC-12X (YANK01, YANK02), ARTEMIS (BRIO68); NATO RQ-4D (UAVGH000); German Navy P-3C (GNY4530). 1/5 Despite the P-8 activity in the Ionian Sea being regular these past few days, today was the first day I am including it due to recently hearing about Russian naval operations in the area.

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Feb 20, 2022 8 tweets 5 min read
Today, at least 8 US and Ukrainian ISR aircraft flew sorties over Europe: USAF RC-135W (JAKE12), RC-135V (HOMER71), WC-135W (JAKE21), RQ-4s (no callsign [possible FORTE12?], FORTE11); USN P-8A (PL20x); Ukrainian TB2 (12345688); NATO RQ-4D (UAVGH000) 1/8 Again we see an overall lighter day, with few P-8s in the eastern Med but with a P-8 observing the Gibraltar Strait. Two Rivet Joints providing coverage of the Belarus-Ukraine border and of Crimea, with 24-hour RQ-4 coverage of the same areas, this time with an added TB2. 2/8
Feb 19, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read
Today, at least 7 US ISR aircraft flew sorties over Europe: US Army RC-12X (YANK01, YANK02), ARTEMIS (BRIO68); USAF RQ-4 (FORTE10), RC-135W (JAKE11), RC-135U (HOMER69), E-8C (REDEYE6). 1/6 Image There was also an eighth aircraft, another USAF RQ-4 with bogus hex #000001. This aircraft is flying over Greece at the time of posting. 2/6
Jan 24, 2022 6 tweets 4 min read
Earlier today, eight ISR aircraft from the US, UK and Sweden flew over the Baltics, Ukraine, & the North & Celtic Seas: USN P-8A (PK249); US Army ARTEMIS (BRIO68); USAF RQ-4 (FORTE12); USAF RC-135W (JAKE11) Swedish S102B & S100D (SVF623, C604); RAF P-8As (RFR7041, RFR7040). 1/6 This is the second RQ-4 flight to make this pattern in the last week, making use of the same airframe. There is a possibility that we will see the return of the daily RQ-4 flights over and around Ukraine. 2/6
Jan 22, 2022 4 tweets 3 min read
Earlier today, five ISR aircraft from the US, Sweden, and Ukraine flew over the Baltics, Ukraine, and the North Sea: USN P-8A (PK22x), US Army RC-12X (YANK01, YANK02), Ukrainian TB2 (1235678), Swedish S100D (SVF604). 1/3 Image The Ukrainian TB2 briefly transmitted (~12 minutes) along the Crimean border, tracking west back to Mykolaiv. It is possible, based on prior flights, that she spent some time over the Donbas region. 2/3
Jan 18, 2022 5 tweets 3 min read
Earlier today, ten ISR aircraft from multiple NATO members flew over the Baltics and Ukraine:
USN P-8A (PK18x)
US Army RC-12Xs (YANK01 & YANK03)
USAF RC-135W (JAKE11)
USAF E-8C (REDEYE6)
RAF P-8A (GURNY01)
RAF RC-135W (RRR7205)
Swedish S100D (SVF604)
Swedish S102B (SVF623)
1/5 Norwegian 20ECM (NOW717H)
German P-3C (GNY4500).

Callsigns, Registrations, Hexes:
PK18x #AE68AA from Keflavík, IS
JAKE11 62-4134 #AE01CE from RAF Mildenhall, UK
REDEYE6 01-2005 #AE1499 from Ramstein AB, DE
YANK03 & YANK01 88-00325 #AE515E from Šiauliai, LT
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