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Monitoring military aircraft and ships in the Mediterranean Sea theatre.

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9 months
USAF's tankers dragging F-16s to the Middle East
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2 years
Interestingly, #NATO assets flying to the Black Sea don't fly over Turkish airspace, whereas Russian military aircraft do. Ah, #Turkey is a NATO member... #UkraineRussiaWar #Ukraine #Russia
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4 years
Italian Air Force KC-130J (reg. MM251220 - callsign BABBO20) is making an air-to-air refueling with unidentified sleigh (reg. HOHOHO - callsign R3DNO53). #MerryChristmas & #BuonNatale !
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2 years
The Russian ship should have participated in an exercise in South Africa before heading to the Mediterranean but unexpectedly she is now sailing west in the Atlantic about 1,200 nautical miles from the US coast #NATO #Russia
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1 year
Today around 15:30, the Italian Air Force Falcon 900 (MM62210) with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, on board, flying between Brussels and Rome, was escorted by a Swiss Air Force F/A-18C (reg. J-5008) as it flew over Switzerland.
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4 years
Really a complicated aerial situation over central Mediterranean Sea in these minutes: not only a massive aerial operation made by #Turkey off #Libya but also Italian, #NATO an Greek planes in the area
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2 years
Today a Russian military aircraft plane flew through Turkish airspace on its way to Africa. More than 9 months after the Russian invasion of #Ukraine , #Turkey is the only #NATO country that still allows #Russia |n military aircraft to fly over its territory
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3 years
HAF Lockheed C-130H (747) departed Elefsis AB in flight over southern Tunisia southbound probably directed in #Mali . The Greek mission in Mali will involve Special Forces personnel who will be added to the TAKUBA Task Force.
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3 years
Yesterday Italian Customs (Guardia di Finanza) lost a new Leonardo UH-169A (MM81970) during its landing at its home base Bolzano. Fortunately, all crew members are unhurt. (via TGR Alto Adige)
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5 years
Insane low pass of a GNA Dassault Mirage F.1 near Misrata, #Libya 😯
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4 years
The @ItalianNavy takes part in Tetris Challenge with a SH-90. 😃
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4 years
Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130Es on route to Misrata, #Libya . These flights are by now operated daily.
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4 years
The sky off #Libya today is very busy. Many Turkish Air Force aircraft in the area: - 3× Boeing KC-135R - 3× C-130E - 1× Boeing E-7T - ?× Lockheed Martin F-16
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4 years
Today in area 🔢 thread 2020-06-11 1141z ⏱️ 13:41 CEST Mediterranean busy Turkish Air Force 🇹🇷 3X ✈️✈️✈️ K35R ⛽️: 60-0326 #ASENA22 , 58-0110 #ASENA33 , 62-3539 #ASENA11 ✈️ AEW&C 🛰️ E-7T (13-002) + 3X 🛩️🛩️🛩️ C130 (📉🔍 Itamilradar ) #Libya #Libia 💣💥
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4 years
⚠️ BREAKING NEWS ⚠️ Greek medias report that an RCAF Sikorsky CH-148 crashed, an hour ago, into the Ionian Sea west of the island of Cephalonia (in the Italian FIR). Two frigates (Italian Navy and a Turkish Navy) are moving to the area. No news about the fate of the crew.
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3 years
Photo taken aboard of French Navy frigate "Aconit" (F 713). Interestingly, a commercial tracking system such as @MarineTraffic is also used on a military ship (photo via French Navy) #OSINT
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9 months
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced that the Italian Navy patrol ship ITS "Paolo Thaon di Revel" (P-430) is ready to depart for the Eastern Mediterranean Sea #Israel #Gaza
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4 years
⚠️The situation in the Aegean Sea is becoming tense: Turkish F-16s intercepted by Greek fighters above Kastellorizo, increasing activity at the Aksaz Turkish naval base and Greek armed forces on alert #Greece #Turkey
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2 years
Turkish Air Force Airbus A400M (reg. 18-0094) in flight from #Turkey to #Poland (landing near #Ukraine border). #RussiaUkraineWar #NATO
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4 years
Greek F-16s were scrambled to intercept Turkish aircraft in flight over central Mediterranean Sea on Friday during the Turkish operation to #Libya . #Greece #Turkey (thanks to @Ghpainting4 )
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6 years
Two Canadair CL-415s (I-DPCH + 1 reg. unknown) of the Italian aerial firefighting fleet are flying to #Athens to support Greece in the fight against wildfires #Greecefires #GREECEWILDFIRES #greecefire #AthensFires
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1 year
The Piedmont Region provided a field hospital that will be transported to #Turkey by the Italian Navy ITS San Marco (L9893) #TurkeyEarthquake #earthquake
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4 years
Italian Air Force Lockheed F-35A & F-35B in "Beast mode". In this mode, the F-35 can carry up to 4 times payload when compared to its normal mode. (photos via @ItalianAirForce )
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3 years
(R)HAF Supermarine Spitfire Mark LFIX (MJ75) back to home. Departed Biggin Hill, UK, after a long restoration, the aircraft final destination is Athens. Now the "Greek Spitfire" is in flight from Brindisi to Corfù.
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Hellenic Navy submarine Papanikolis-Class (Type 214) enters port in Catania this afternoon. The submarine took part in the #NATO Dynamic Manta 2023 exercise, which ends today. 🇬🇷 (📸 @scandura )
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3 years
Turkish Air Force Airbus A400M (18-0093) departed Ankara in flight near Naples westbound. As you can see the aircraft avoided to enter Greek airspace #Turkey #Greece
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3 years
Very interesting pictures (taken by Ivan Bugeja) of the new #Frontex IAI Heron drone (reg. AS2132), based in #Malta , landed in Luqa International Airport after an 11 hours mission over the central Mediterranean sea.
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4 years
Also this evening two Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130Es are departed from Istanbul directed to Misrata, #Libya . The first one is landed in Libya an hour ago, the second one is now in flight over central Mediterranean sea.
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4 years
[VIDEO] Dogfight between an Hellenic Air Force Mirage 2000 and a Turkish Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 over central Aegean Sea #Greece #Turkey
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6 years
Italian aircraft carrier "Cavour" (C550) entering Taranto for a lengthy refit to host @LockheedMartin F-35B. The Cavour will become operational again in 2020, until then @ItalianNavy AV-8B+ "Harrier" will be assigned to the carrier "Garibaldi" (C551)
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5 years
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) carrier strike group entering into Mediterranean sea
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1 year
Hellenic Navy Hydra-class frigate entering Souda Bay 🇬🇷 (📸 Andreia Mendes)
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2 years
There is no confirmation of the alleged damage to a Russian Navy frigate, but this afternoon there are tracking numerous #NATO assets in the area of the Black Sea. #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar
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4 years
After the unusual flight of yesterday, this night we've tracked a new #USAF flight to Benghazi, #Libya (two flights in two days, this is unusual too)
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5 years
⚠️BREAKING NEWS⚠️ Italian Air Force General Atomics RQ-1 "Predator" shot down in #Libya , near the city of Tarhuna? ➡️Details, photos and video:
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1 year
Turkish Navy intelligence ship TCG UFUK (A-591) moored in Catania #NATO #Turkey #Turkiye (📸 @scandura )
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4 years
Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130B (?) (callsign TUAF222) from Istanbul in flight south of Crete westbound
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3 years
French Air Force Airbus A330 (F-UJCT) from Niamey, #Niger , in flight to Istres AB. The #Algeria |n ban of French military flights from its airspace continues
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New Turkish mission in #Libya : a couple of Turkish Air Force C-130E is back to Istanbul from Misrata.
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5 years
#Iniochos 2019 exercise starts today on Andravida AB, #Greece . The following aircraft are reported to participate: 🇬🇷 Greece: F-16, F-4E , Mirage 2000, EMB145H AEW&C 🇮🇹 Italy: F-35A and Tornado ECR/IDS 🇺🇸 USA: F-15 and F-16 🇮🇱 Israel: F-15 and F-16 🇨🇾 Cyprus: AW139
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6 months
Greek Navy frigate Elli (F450) moored in Catania (📸 @scandura )
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6 years
First mission today for Italian Canadair CL-415s (I-DPCH & I-DPCC) engaged against #wildfires near Agioi Theodoroi, west of #Athens . (video via @emergenzavvf ) #Greece #Greecewildfires #AthensFires #GreciaInFiamme #incendiogrecia
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Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M (RA-85042) landed this morning in Benghazi, #Libya (from Moscow via Latakia, #Syria ). Details:
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4 years
New eastern Mediterranean sea surveillance mission for this Hellenic Air Force Embraer EMB-145 AEW&C (757) departed from Souda Bay AB
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Hellenic Air Force Lockheed C-130H and Qatar Air Force Boeing C-17A descending to #Beirut , #Lebanon , with first aids after yesterday #BeirutBlast (thanks to @FireFlying11 )
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Italian Air Force aerobatic team "Frecce Tricolori" will perform today a low pass over Rome (between 15:00 and 16:00 CEST) to celebrate Italy's Liberation Day. #25aprile
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4 years
Turkish Navy submarine "Preveze" (S353) off Cagliari, southern Sardinia, in the Italian territorial waters. #NATO exercise? (thanks to @marco_contu94 )
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2 years
French Navy aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" (R91) is arrived today in Limassol, #Cyprus . The Charles de Gaulle CSG has been assigned a supporting role in #NATO operations following the #RussiaUkraineWar
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❓️Quiz of the evening: this is the route followed this afternoon by a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-96. Which of the countries that authorised the overflight of the aircraft is part of #NATO (and despite this keeps its airspace open to most Russian AF flights)? 🤔
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Hellenic Navy frigate HS Aegeon (F460) in Taranto naval base
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2 years
For today's visit of Italian PM Mario Draghi to Ankara, the Italian delegation had to use 2 A319s. The ItAF doesn't have more capacious "VIP" planes because a political party (majority after last elections) said that they're just a waste. Italian followers will have understood...
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Spanish Air Force Canadair CL-415 (UD14-04) in action against #wildfires near Marmaris, #Turkey . Thanks to the 'EU Civil Protection Mechanism' fire bombers from Croatia and Spain are operating in Turkey. #Turkeyisburning 🇪🇺🇭🇷🇪🇸🤝🇹🇷
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It's probably the first time that we track so many #NATO assets over the Black Sea at the same time. 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇹🇷 #Russia #Crimea #Ukraine
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3 years
Algerian AF Gulfstream G-IV (T7-VPS) in flight from Bruxelles to Algeri didn't enter French airspace neither #France IFR. #Algeria banned French military planes from its airspace but, as far as we know, a similar measure has not been taken by France for Algerian military planes
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4 years
New surveillance mission between #Greece and #Libya this morning
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Hellenic Air Force Gulfstream V (678) in flight from Elefsis AB to Benghazi, #Libya
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French Air Force Airbus A330MRTT (F-UJCJ) in flight from Niamey, #Niger , to Istres AB. Algerian ban of French military flights continues
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Italian Air Force released this photo of a Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24M intercepted over the Baltic by a pair of Italian Eurofighters based in Poland. Although the serial number is blurred in the photo, it is the aircraft with registration RF-34001 (02 White). #NATO #Russia
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New surveillance mission over eastern Mediterranean Sea, this time for a #USAF Lockheed U-2S (80-1076). (first time that we track a U-2 in this area) #Syria #Lebanon #Israel @TheAviationist
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⚠️ An MB.339 of the Italian Air Force aerobatic team 'Frecce Tricolori' crashed during take-off at Turin Caselle a few minutes ago.
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2 years
An Italian Navy Lockheed Martin F-35B (reg. MM7454) on the elevator of the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (C550) during the exercise "Mare Aperto 22-2" #NATO
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Turkey, from March 5, blocked 200k masks ordered by Italian regions. In the last days, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has contacted its Turkish counterpart and probably part of the supply has now been able to leave Turkey. #COVID ー19 #COVID19italia
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3 years
Landed in Corfù
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3 years
An Italian Navy "Todaro" class submarine and a German Navy "Type 212" class submarine entering into Mar Piccolo, Taranto naval base.
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Once again, this year has brought that night when an unidentified object enters the airspace of all countries worldwide without authorization. Merry Christmas, friends! Buon Natale, amici! 🎅
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During the Mare Aperto exercise, we (finally) saw the deck of the Cavour aircraft carrier full. ➡️ Story:
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4 years
Unknown plane left Cyprus westbound. French Air Force? Callsign "REQUIN21". "Requin" is "Shark" in French
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4 years
Incredible video recorded by a #Libya National Air Force pilot of a Mi-35 heavy attack helicopter showing him flying low over the Mediterranean Sea and above a highway. 😳 (via @pilot_beka )
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2 years
Italian Fire Brigade Canadair CL-415 in action against #wildfires in #CzechRepublic 🔥 🇮🇹🤝🇨🇿
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1 year
We've never seen such a complex situation in this area, where US and Russian naval units and USNavy air assets are present. (and surely there is much more untrackable) #NATO #Russia
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3 years
[OT] @aegeanairlines with a special flight of an Airbus A320 (SX-DNE) commemorated this morning 200 years since #Greece 's War of Independence 🇬🇷 #Greece200years #Greece1821
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2 years
Just to reiterate that Italian Navy will protect Italy's interests in the area. (Turkish Petroleum’s drillship to spud an exploration well next months, probably offshore #Cyprus )
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Italian Navy destroyer, Duran de la Penne class, Francesco Mimbelli D561 watching on smooth operations of "Tungsten Explorer", drilling ship of ENI company. Ensure the National interest.
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Two French Air Force Rafale, two French Navy ships and 4 Greek Navy frigates involved today in an exercise in the area where is operating the Turkish research ship Oruc Reis #Greece #Turkey #France
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