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It is quite rare to see both Italian CAEWs airborne at the same time. However, this gives us confirmation that both aircraft are currently in Italy, as we had already suspected but could not previously confirm with certainty. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/28/i...

Another test flight for the successor to the Gabriel. The new Archange is set to become a key asset in French and NATO SIGINT operations. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/27/f...

Unusual, a Portuguese P-3C is operating at low altitude (around 1,200 feet) just outside Algerian territorial waters, northwest of Algiers.

Today, in an interesting post published on Facebook, the Italian Navy highlighted a mission carried out (on 22 october) by a Piaggio P-180 in the maritime patrol role.

After several months of absence, we have tracked a new mission by an Italian Air Force CAEW over the Black Sea. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/26/i...

French Customs Patrol Vessel "Levante" (DF 33) in Nice, France

A new mission by a US Navy P-8A Poseidon inside Bulgaria’s EEZ to monitor maritime routes leading to Ukraine, which have been targeted by Russian attacks in recent weeks. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/25/u...

Further air activity over the Tyrrhenian Sea, this time linked to Exercise Neptune Strike. Particularly interesting is the Italian asset, which confirms that the second CAEW aircraft is also currently in Italy. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/23/i...

In the Mediterranean, the exercise involves the Italian Carrier Strike Group and a Turkish naval group, while the British Carrier Strike Group is operating in the North Sea. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/23/n...

NATO air operation underway over the Black Sea, with fighter aircraft also present but currently untrackable on public flight-tracking platforms. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/22/f...

This Italian Air Force P-72A (reg. MM62298) is returning to Sigonella AB after participating in Exercise Eunomia 2026. The Italian maritime patrol aircraft arrived at Souda Bay AB on October 16 and has conducted at least two missions south of Cyprus in recent days, each lasting more than six hours.

Another day of surveillance missions on NATO’s eastern flank, with NATO, Swedish and British assets in action. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/21/n...

NATO Steadfast Noon 2026 concluded yesterday. Three German Air Force Tornado IDS aircraft departed from Ghedi Air Base to return to Germany.

Yesterday afternoon, we briefly tracked a Portuguese Lockheed P-3C Orion operating over the central Mediterranean. The aircraft is deployed in support of NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian.

Let’s take a quick look at the current status of the Italian Air Force’s tanker fleet. The existing KC-767As will be joined, and eventually replaced, by the new A330 MRTTs — a transition that will fortunately increase the number of aircraft available. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/20/i...

Another day of Steadfast Noon, with some fighter jets becoming trackable for the first time. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/20/s...

As expected, the P-8A that arrived in Varna yesterday operated over the Black Sea today. However, this was most likely not a SIGINT mission, but rather a maritime patrol mission linked to recent Russian attacks against cargo ships in the area. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/19/u...

In addition to the French Atlantique, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon from Sigonella also arrived at Constanța yesterday. It has been months since we last tracked a US Navy P-8A Poseidon mission over the Black Sea.

A French Navy Atlantique maritime patrol aircraft arrived in Constanța, Romania, this evening. Over the past few days, the situation in the Black Sea has become increasingly tense, with Russian attacks targeting civilian vessels, including in Romanian territorial waters.

The Italian maritime patrol aircraft has been based at Souda Bay for the past two days and operated south of Cyprus today. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/18/i...

As the latest attacks in the Black Sea over the past few days also demonstrate, Moscow is becoming increasingly emboldened, highlighting how the US rapprochement with Russia is not just a concern for Ukraine, but for all NATO member states. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/18/r...

The European Council meeting in Brussels has concluded.

In recent days, two of Italy’s future CAEW aircraft have been tracked in the United States. This provides an opportunity to take a closer look at the current state of Italy’s SIGINT fleet. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/16/i...

French Navy Breguet Atlantique ATL.2 (reg. 12 - c/s FNY5625) orbiting over Ionian Sea off Crotone. The Italian Navy’s Mare Aperto 2026 exercise is currently underway, involving several naval units and aircraft from allied countries.

Greece is reportedly interested in acquiring two Italian minehunters, which could be transferred under a similar arrangement to the one used for the two FREMM frigates sold to Athens. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/15/i...

The Spanish frigate Navarra (F85) was sailing in the Gulf of Taranto last night. The Italian Navy’s Mare Aperto 2026 exercise is currently underway, involving several naval units from allied countries.

Another day of intense air activity over the Tyrrhenian Sea. The main Italian air bases involved in NATO’s Steadfast Noon exercise are Ghedi, Aviano and Pratica di Mare. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/14/s...

While awaiting delivery, Italy’s third CAEW aircraft has "reappeared" in the United States. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/13/t...

NATO’s Steadfast Noon exercise, hosted by Italy this year, began today. Intense air activity has been observed over the Tyrrhenian Sea since this morning. We will do our best to provide an updated picture of the air operations throughout the coming days. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/13/n...

Speaking of unusual routes, this RAF Airbus KC.3 flying from Akrotiri to Prestwick also avoided the shortest route home, completely bypassing Italian airspace.

An interesting route flown by this Royal Saudi Air Force Lockheed C-130, which had to make an extremely long detour to avoid the airspace of countries that did not grant overflight permission.

The Italian CAEW that had been deployed to Saudi Arabia has returned to Italy. More details, including the possibility of a replacement aircraft in Saudi Arabia, in our latest article 👇 www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/12/i...

We do not currently know where the Italian aircraft deployed to Saudi Arabia are based. Today we have tracked a flight to King Faisal Air Base in Tabuk for the first time. The facility is a military installation operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force.

🇮🇹🇬🇧🇯🇵 Edgewing has inaugurated its new Italian headquarters in Turin, a key step for the GCAP next-generation fighter programme. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/11/g...

USAF movements linked to the situation in the Middle East continue. Each departure of a SIGINT asset appears to be matched by an arrival, keeping the overall situation broadly unchanged. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/09/u...

While several sources report that the White House has asked the Pentagon to develop strike options against Iranian targets an asset has arrived at Souda Bay that could help build a more detailed picture of the situation on the ground. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/08/u...

Mission off the coast of Cyprus for this Turkish Navy ATR P-72 MPA (reg. TCB-753 - c/s TURNA63)

Italian Air Force Lockheed C-130J (reg. MM62194) in flight from Taif, Saudi Arabia, to Pisa San Giusto AB

It is rare to track Turkish AWACS missions in their entirety. Yesterday’s mission was no exception, although the portion we were able to track is nevertheless interesting. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/07/t...

The Swedish Korpen’s missions over the Black Sea continue, but today it was joined by a US Army ARTEMIS II, with the two aircraft flying similar mission patterns. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/07/s...

The location of the Italian assets in Saudi Arabia has not been disclosed following last month’s attack that hit the Taif air base, but some recent movements give us an idea of where they may have been repositioned. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/06/i...

There are no longer any USAF bombers at RAF Fairford. There has been no official explanation for the withdrawal of the bombers from the British base, but several possible explanations have emerged. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/05/t...

Yesterday, for the first time, we tracked the French Navy’s new Dassault Falcon 2000LXS Albatros on a mission south of Sicily. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/03/f...

🚨 Vilnius Airport has been closed following a drone incursion into Lithuanian airspace. NATO fighter jets are currently being scrambled to identify the drone. It is worth recalling that Italian Air Force Typhoons are also deployed in Lithuania.

First sea trials for the ITS Vivaldi, the first of a new series of offshore patrol vessels for the Italian Navy. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/02/i...

Movement over the Baltic today: just as Putin appears particularly nervous about the issue of Kaliningrad, NATO is concentrating its SIGINT assets around the Russian exclave. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/02/t...

A US Navy P-8A landing at Sigonella. Amid political crises and conflict in the Gulf, what was once routine has become increasingly rare. Let’s take a look at the current status of the Poseidons at Sigonella. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/01/u...

USAF Rivet Joint rotation, with Souda remaining the deployment base. It is likely, however, that we will not track any missions by the newly arrived aircraft, just as happened with the departing one, which operated throughout its deployment with ADSB switched off. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/01/r...