The US Army Central Command has reported that a US B-1B bomber conducted a mission in the Middle East for the second time in three days. The bomber was escorted by US F-16s and French Mirage fighter jets. Additionally, there were other military operations, including a USAF F-35A departing from RAF Lakenheath, a USAF C-5 Super Galaxy performing maneuvers near Base Naval de Rota in southern Spain, a USAF Lockheed U-2 south of Cyprus, and a USAF RQ-4 Global Hawk mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
FORTE10 over Israel around 0845 UTC / Friday morning / 1045 local. 11-2046 RQ-4B Global Hawk, around 51,000 feet. Tracking in ADSBexchange. @thenewarea51 @TheIntelFrog @steffanwatkins https://t.co/MKLKQlMOyW
USAF (🇺🇸) RQ-4 Global Hawk up above the eastern Mediterranean Sea, likely to orbit off the coast of Israel (🇮🇱) and/or Lebanon (🇱🇧) to monitor the ongoing events. It's the first RQ-4 mission in the region since the October 7 attacks. FORTE10 // 11-2046 // #AE5421 https://t.co/qWh2hMeT1O
FORTE10 between Crete and Cyprus around 0745 UTC / Friday morning / 0945 local. 11-2046 RQ-4B Global Hawk, around 51,000 feet. Tracking in FlightRadar24. @TheIntelFrog @thenewarea51 https://t.co/irTOCPEav8
USAF Lockheed U-2 south of Cyprus earlier, as it showed up on ADSBexchange, around 44,000 feet altitude. 80-1077. As noted by @thenewarea51 @steffanwatkins @TheIntelFrog https://t.co/m6BmVIYdw0
USAF C-5 Super Galaxy pulling a bit of a loop before landing (presumably) at the nearby Base Naval de Rota in southern Spain. Lost tracking at around 2k feet. RCH723, AE0578, 87-0027. @thenewarea51 @TheIntelFrog @RichStancliff @steffanwatkins https://t.co/KlKm4ECiAD
✈️USAF 🇺🇸 F-35A Departing from RAF Lakenheath https://t.co/uUwjwbZqcX
IDF/IAF sigint and refueling operations at 0520 UTC / 0720 local. @steffanwatkins @thenewarea51 @no_itsmyturn @TheIntelFrog @RichStancliff https://t.co/siAEtUls6u
FORTE10 back over the Black Sea. 10-2045 at 55 k feet. RQ04 Global Hawk. AE5420. At 0440 UTC, 0640 local Thursday morning. Tracking in ADSBexchange. @thenewarea51 @RichStancliff @TheIntelFrog https://t.co/BIeD5MrY9V
Earlier today, a USAF B-1 bomber conducted a mission over the CENTCOM AOR, escorted by F-16s. This is the second B-1 mission over the CENTCOM AOR in the last three days. https://t.co/V9nnAnAtxS
BREAKING: The US military says that for the second time in three days, a U.S. B-1 Lancer heavy bomber conducted a mission in the Middle East while escorted by American F-16s and French Mirage fighter jets.
CENTCOM: "On November 8, 2023, and for the second time in three days, a U.S. B-1 Lancer conducted a mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. U.S. F-16s and French Mirages escorted the bomber." https://t.co/nnuLUy3l5V
US Army Central Command reports a B-1B bomber is flying to the Middle East for the second time in three days. https://t.co/qHxuGisJSm