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#BlackSea ukrainian naval kamikaze drones attacked a russian shadow fleet tanker "DASHAN" in the black sea earlier today.

this russian graphic providing rough locations, however interestingly includes flight path for RAF rivet joint that was over the black sea earlier today. #RRR7210 #43C38C
December 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#RAF #Italian IAF G550 AEW / RAF RC-135W rivet joint seen on the flight radar earlier this afternoon - G550 AEW operating over the east of romania, rivet joint operating over the black sea close to the romanian coastline. #IAM1495 #33FDC2 #RRR7210 #43C38C #BlackSea
December 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
#Venezuela #USNavy updated look at 2x USN F/A-18F super hornet seen on the flight radar earlier - the pair over the gulf of venezuela, really close but outside of venezuela air space - the pair believed to have departed USS gerald R ford (CVN-78). #RHINO12 #AE1AE7 #AE53C1 #RHINO11 #CVN78
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#Venezuela #USNavy 2x F/A-18F super hornet / EA-18G growler seen on the flight radar, the trio over the caribbean sea close to the venezuela coastline. #RHINO11 #GRIZZLY2 #AE1AE7 #AE53C1 #AE49E9
December 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#RAAF 2x 737-700 AEWC wedgetails spotted yesterday over australia last night - i dont usually look in this area, however thought two interesting aircraft to see and share. #MTCH04 #7CF8F1 #7CF8F5
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
#USNavy MQ-4C triton seen on the flight radar completing back and forth passes over the caribbean sea close to the venezuela coastline, 47K feet altitude, departure from naval station mayport. #BLKCAT6 #AE7815 #Venezuela
December 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
#USAF RQ-4B global hawk flight throughout the evening and morning, uav drone seen a long the eastern european border regions and north poland close to kaliningrad russia, 53K feet altitude. #FORTE10 #AE5421

currently returning to sigonella NB, squawking 7600 indicating a radio and comms error.
December 9, 2025 at 10:20 AM
#USAF RQ-4B global hawk up in the air this evening with a departure from sigonella NB - will keep an eye on this tomorrow morning. #FORTE10 #AE5421
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
#RAAF MQ-4C triton seen on the flight radar over the timor sea to the north of australia, 47K feet altitude, departure from RAAF base tindal. #ALBT01 #7CFA75

this isn't a usual spotting for me, with not typically looking in the area, interesting to see.
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#USNavy P-8A poseidon seen on the flight radar operating and circling over the baltic sea, departure and return at keflavik iceland. #AE688A #BalticSea
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#USNavy #RAF RAF RC-135W rivet joint / USN P-8A poseidon seen on the flight radar completing flights and operating over the centre of the black sea to the south of crimea, departures from RAF waddington and sigonella NB. #RRR7208 #AE6831 #43C39D
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
#MTCROCO EU sanctioned vessel moving through the irish sea currently to the north of northern ireland, UK coastguard seen taking a look.

vessel EU and UK sanctioned, previously involved in the transportation of Russian oil. #SRD226B #4080CC
December 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
EI-FAT was in hold for approach at DUB, this holding pattern and spot was used quite a bit during the evening for inbounds - the other holding spot for inbounds was further south where S-211 was circling.

the amount of uncertainty highlighted here is a worry.
December 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
departing saint thomas.
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#Russia #USNavy USN P-8A poseidon seen operating over the baltic sea and baltic states - russian air force an-148-100EA / tu-154M included, having departed kaliningrad russia and currently over the baltic sea. #14F110 #154C5C #AE6814 #Kaliningrad
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#USNavy P-8A poseidon seen on the flight radar operating and circling over the baltic sea, departure and return at keflavik iceland. #AE688A #BalticSea
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#USArmy US Army contracted CL650 ARTEMIS BRIO ISR aircraft seen on the flight radar having departing from constanta romania, aircraft having made its way north and circling / completing laps around kaliningrad russia, over the baltic sea and passing through the suwałki gap. #BRIO66 #A0EC98
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#USNavy P-8A poseidon seen on the flight radar completing a flight a long the eastern border of finland with russia - always interesting seeing a mainly maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft used over land for ISR flights. #AE6814 #Finland
December 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#NATO #USAF USAF 2x KC-135R stratotanker's / NATO A330-243MRTT seen on the flight radar circling and operating over the gulf of bothnia, sweden and latvia. #MMF12 #Sweden #Latvia
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#USAF looking back over the coast of venezuela from last night and early this morning, seeing multiple blips of USAF aircraft in the area - seen here E-3B sentry awacs and KC-46A pegasus tanker. #DANCR01 #AE11DB #AE63D3 #Venezuela
December 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#USNavy P-8A poseidon seen on the flight radar circling and operating over the black sea - aircraft over the west coast, then passing out over the centre to the south of crimea, then heading east - departure from sigonella naval station italy. #AE688F #BlackSea
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#USNavy MQ-4C triton seen on the flight radar circling and operating over the persian gulf, strait of hormuz and gulf of oman, 48K feet altitude, departure looks to be from al dhafra air base uae. #AE7814
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
#USNavy 5x P-8A poseidon's seen earlier today with departures and movements from jacksonville naval air station florida. #AE6797 #AE67FF #AE6851
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
#RAF 2x eurofighter typhoons / KC2 voyager seen on the flight radar - this looks to be the voyager dragging eurofighters east across europe - the typhoon looking to be returning looks like an incorrect predicted flight path. #RRR9911X #RRR9910 #RRR9912X
December 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM
#RAF KC2 voyager / 2x eurofighter typhoons seen on the flight radar passing over israel and jordan returning to RAF akrotiri, these look to be part of operation shader. #RRR9961 #RRR9960X #RRR99590

#USAF P-8A poseidon included here operating over the east mediterranean sea coastlines. #AE67EA
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM