#FORTE10 🇺🇸 USAF RQ-4B #AE5420 10-2045

Heading west over the Mediterranean Sea at 52,000ft

Homeward bound? 🤷

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PlaneAlert ICAO: AE5420 Tail: 112045 Flt: FORTE10
Owner: USAF
Aircraft: RQ-4 Global Hawk
2025-05-07 20:49:08 CEST
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#USAF updated look at USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar throughout the evening, the uav drone completing back and forth passes and operating over lithuania and estonia, 52/53K feet altitude, departure and RTB at sigonella naval station italy. #FORTE10 #AE5420

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar completing back and forth passes and operating over lithuania, not far from kaliningrad russia and the baltic sea, 52K feet altitude, departure from sigonella naval station italy. #FORTE10 #AE5420

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar having departed from sigonella naval station italy, the uav drone completing back and forths to the east of bulgaria, close to borders with serbia and north macedonia, 52K feet altitude. #FORTE11 #AE5420

#FORTE10 #AE5421 took over the operation of #FORTE11 #AE5420. Still a hot area that is closely monitored.

#Q4 #NORTHROPGRUMMAN #RQ4 #GlobalHawk

#FORTE11 #AE5420 is still watching the borders over #Bulgaria.

#FORTE11 #AE5420 is watching over #Bulgaria / near #Serbia #Kosovo #NorthMacedonia

In this region are #political tensions ongoing. Eventually the reason for the ongoing #observation. globe.adsbexchange.com?icao=ae5420

#Q4 #NORTHROP #GRUMMAN #RQ4 #GlobalHawk

Great catch by @papahot3l.bsky.social

#USAF 2x NG RQ-4B global hawks seen on the flight radar over the mediterranean sea, flights returning and heading out for potential operations over the middle east. #FORTE12 #FORTE13 #AE5421 #AE5420

#USNavy NG MQ-4B triton also seen in the area to the northern coast of africa. #BLKCAT6 #AE7815

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar throughout the day operating over estonia close to the border with russia and the gulf of finland, 58K feet altitude, departure from sigonella naval station italy, currently looks to be RTB. #FORTE10 #AE5420

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar operating to the north east of poland, passing through the suwalki gap and now operating over estonia close to the border with russia and the gulf of finland, departure from sigonella naval station italy. #FORTE10 #AE5420

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar returning to sigonella naval station, the uav drone having been operating over the middle east having popped up over the east of the mediterranean sea.

currently squawking 7600, this indicating a air to ground communication failure. #FORTE12 #AE5420

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar having departed from sigonella naval base italy, having made its way east over israel / jordan on route for a usual recon flight over the middle east, flight now returning after 24 hours~ up in the air. #FORTE15 #AE5420

USAF RQ-4B Global Hawk 10-2045 #AE5420 as FORTE15 out of NAS Sigonella, currently circling over the Mediterranean S of Crete.

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar completing back and forth flights to the north of poland close to borders with kaliningrad oblast, 53K feet altitude, departure from sigonella naval base italy. #FORTE13 #AE5420

USAF RQ-4B Global Hawk 10-2045 #AE5420 as FORTE13 out of NAS Sigonella, currently tracking north over Romania.

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar throughout the day completing back and forths / operating to the north east of poland, close to borders with kaliningrad and the suwalki gap, departure from sigonella naval base italy. #FORTE15 #AE5420

USAF RQ-4B Global Hawk 10-2045 #AE5420 as FORTE15 up over Poland, monitoring Kaliningrad.

#USAF RQ-4B global hawk seen on the flight radar looking to be heading north a long the east of europe, departure from sigonella naval station and currently over romania. #FORTE15 #AE5420