On Saturday night, RAF Typhoons took off from their base in Romania to intercept Russian drones and were authorized to shoot them down if they had violated NATO airspace www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/26/r...

Still Hormuz under the watch of the US Navy: today a dual mission, with a high-altitude Triton and a low-altitude Poseidon. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/25/u...

Somalia mission for an Italian C-130 this morning www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/25/i...

The informal meeting of EU heads of state and government held in Cyprus has ended.

Unlike in recent missions, today the Triton operated for about one and a half hours without being trackable. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/24/u...

As the situation in the Gulf remains highly uncertain, the United States continue to reinforce their military posture. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/23/u...

EU leaders are traveling to Cyprus, where an informal meeting of heads of state and government will take place on April 23–24.

New USAF deployment to the Middle East, this time with some issues www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/23/u...

New USAF deployment to the Middle East, this time with some issues www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/23/u...

We cannot say whether the Russian presence in Tartus has returned to being stable, but the Syrian government certainly no longer views it as negatively as it once did www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/22/r...

New mission of the Triton based in Jordan, with a focus on the Strait of Hormuz www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/22/u...

It is unclear whether the repositioning to Jordan is driven purely by operational requirements or also by the need to avoid political constraints associated with the use of NAS Sigonella. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/21/u...

One might assume these are replacements for the aircraft lost in recent weeks (one confirmed destroyed and one possibly damaged) www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/20/t...

A military mission with a strong political connotation www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/20/h...

We can now say with certainty that the USS Ford is no longer in the Mediterranean. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/19/u...

Italy is ready, once peace is reached, to deploy units as part of an international framework to contribute to mine clearance operations in the Strait of Hormuz. Here they are. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/19/s...

Once again, the Tritons based at Sigonella are providing us with some interesting insights through their atypical flight patterns. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/18/a...

Even during the ceasefire, USAF B-1 missions did not stop. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/17/u...

The Italian Air Force Gulfstream G650 (reg. MM62344), carrying Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, is landing at Ciampino Airport. The Italian PM attended today the meeting on the Strait of Hormuz chaired by French President Macron and British PM Starmer

Poseidons over the Red Sea itamilradar.com/2026/04/17/heavy-traffic-over-the-red-sea-unusual-crowding-of-us-navy-p-8a-poseidons/

Another challenging day in the central Mediterranean Sea.

Long mission over the Eastern Mediterranean for a RAF Protector. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/15/r...

Also today we recorded an Italian CAEW mission, this time between Sicily and Tunisia. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/15/i...

For the first time, we are tracking a Hellenic Navy P-3 Orion — and it’s no coincidence. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/14/f...

First flight of a Sigonella-based Triton following the incident that involved another drone over the Gulf last week. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/14/u...

Last week, the frigate ITS Grecale (F571), alongside ITS Maestrale, was officially decommissioned. These units truly left their mark on the history of the Italian Navy during the Cold War. We captured this shot during a stopover at Patras on an August evening a few years ago.

The aircraft, which departed from Djibouti, landed at Sigonella after approximately 10 hours of mission time over the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and with several “gaps” in tracking. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/13/i...

This French Navy ATL.2, departing from NAS Lorient, carried out a mission of approximately four hours over the Western Mediterranean. Notably, once over the sea, the aircraft operated with its ADS-B transponder turned off, switching it back on only after returning to the mainland

NATO continues to monitor the eastern flank www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/13/d...

A rather unusual flight for this Hungarian Embraer KC-390. Departing Hungary late yesterday evening, it landed overnight in Sirte, before taking off again shortly before 06:00 UTC. Of course, there is no connection with the Hungarian elections—but the timing is certainly peculiar

Not just Tritons and Global Hawks: NATO's Phoenix drones also take flight from Sigonella. The latest mission took place this week. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/12/n...

If confirmed, this would mark the first tracking of the unit since the beginning of the war against Iran. The course toward the Strait of Hormuz is particularly noteworthy. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/11/h...

After yesterday’s Triton incident, we attempted—using open-source data—to determine which Global Hawk/Triton-class assets are available to the United States at Sigonella. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/10/f...

Over the past two days, after a brief pause, Italian CAEW missions over the Ionian Sea have resumed. Given the evolving situation in the Gulf, it seems unlikely that these latest missions are related to a potential Iranian missile threat.

A US Navy Triton drone, after declaring an emergency and rapidly losing altitude, disappeared from tracking sites while flying over the Persian Gulf. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/09/a...

The mission, conducted under the umbrella of Operation EUFOR Althea, is carried out routinely, but the aircraft is usually not trackable once over Bosnia. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/09/i...

Pending the restoration of free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, the area is being monitored by a Triton drone launched from Sigonella. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/09/i...

Even as global attention is focused on Iran, NATO’s attention remains firmly centered on Russia. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/08/s...

While the United States declares a 15-day ceasefire, the deployment of forces in the Middle East continues to increase. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/08/u...

As the world questions whether President Trump will actually follow through on his threats, today a Triton departing from Sigonella orbited for an extended period off the strategic Khark Island. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/07/g...

The AWACS en route to Saudi Arabia to replace the one destroyed last week had to follow an unusual route. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/06/u...

US Navy P-8A tracked today heading toward Sicily. Flight profile strongly suggests a return leg from the Gulf — not an operational mission from Sigonella. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/05/u...

At the end of a complex CSAR operation, U.S. forces successfully recovered the second crew member of the F-15 shot down in Iran. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/05/u...

New mission for a Triton out of Sigonella. The flight pattern is concentrated over the northern Gulf. A possible link to the search operation for the WSO of the F-15 shot down yesterday cannot be ruled out. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/04/n...

Interesting: yesterday, the container ship CMA CGM Kribi transited the Strait of Hormuz. Although it sails under the Maltese flag, the vessel is French-owned. It is the first ship from an EU country to pass through the Strait since the blockade began.

A dark day for the USAF today: after the F-15E shot down over Iran and an UH-60W hit during the rescue operations for the Strike Eagle crew, another loss must now be recorded for the U.S. Air Force www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/03/u...

A USAF F-15E may have been shot down over Iranian territory, and a CSAR operation is reportedly underway at this time. The fate of the crew is currently unknown. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/03/u...

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has departed Split after a five-day stop. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/03/t...

This time it's not about fighters or bombers, but it may be one of the most interesting deployments since the beginning of the operations against Iran. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/02/h...

The aircraft carrier is likely heading to the Mediterranean, where it may take over from the USS Gerald R. Ford, which is currently undergoing maintenance. www.itamilradar.com/2026/04/02/u...