sunday weekly highlights - 22nd june 2025. (US build up)

#ROKAF south korean air force P-8A poseidon seen on the flight radar, the ISR maritime patrol aircraft completing back and forth flights over its home nation, P-8A poseidon aircraft typically not used over land. #71F00F

#Luftwaffe 2x german air force A400M's seen earlier today departing tel aviv TLV israel and landing at pratica di mare airbase (rome italy), aircraft since having continued their journey and now arriving at köln germany. #GAF402 #GAF401 #3E91EE #3F6F02

#USAF RC-135V rivet joint seen on the flight radar earlier today with a unique flight path from chania greece to mildenhall uk, passing over the mediterranean sea and then heading north. #OLIVE41 #AE01C9

#USAF #AAE #Luftwaffe A400M / A330 MRTT / KC-135R stratotanker seen on the flight radar over poland - nato nation's looking to be providing AAR's over poland this afternoon. #AE014B #PRIMER62 #3F4D0C #VANT91 #3B7565

#USNavy #RAF 3x P8 poseidon aircraft seen on the flight radar over the baltic sea - 2x USN P-8A poseidon's circling off polish coastline, RAF poseidon MRA1 seen operating over land to the east of poland and passing through the suwalki gap. #RFR7045 #43C91F #AE67E6 #AE6877

#Luftwaffe german air force A319-133(CJ) seen on the flight radar this afternoon with a flight around the baltic states, a long eastern borders close to belarus and russia, departure and now return to amari air base estonia. #OSY11F #3F9A92

#NATO RQ-4D phoenix seen on the flight radar throughout the day, full flight seen here with the uav drone seen operating over the centre of the black sea to the south of crimea oblast, flight departure from sigonella naval base italy, flight landing at tampere air base finland. #MAGMA10 #33FD5E

#RAF poseidon MRA1 seen on the flight radar circling and operating over the east of poland, departure from RAF lossiemouth scotland. #RFR7045 #43C91F

third time having tracked this movement, interesting seeing this maritime patrol ISR aircraft now used and operating over land.

Build up and movement of USAF tanker and transport aircraft through the week, not including stand a lone previous blog post.

for reference, at time of writing US forces have just attacked and bombed iranian nuclear targets.

#USAF 8x KC-135 stratotankers / C-17A globemaster / 4x KC-46A pegasus' aircraft seen on the flight radar this afternoon, screenshot for callsigns and hex codes included. #GOLD32 #GOLD52 #RCH579

this being a quick snapshot from the afternoon, with another day of tanker shuffling & aircraft movement.

#USAF 5x KC-46A pegasus tankers seen on the flight radar, these returning to base, presuming ramstein air base germany. #GOLD52 #GOLD72 #GOLD92 #GOLD32 #GOLD42 

aircraft believed and looking to have been dragging / towing USAF repositioned fighter aircraft to the middle east through the day.

#USAF 5x C-17A globemaster / C-5M super galaxy movement seen on the flight radar, these heading east, departures from prestwick scotland, ramstein air base germany and RAF lakenheath. #RCH1880 #RCH563 #RCH871 #RCH343 #RCH227 #RCH432

#USAF 6x KC-135R/T's stratotankers seen on the flight radar this afternoon operating in and out of moron air base spain, callsign for these indicating AAR / towing, raining gold. #GOLD13 #GOLD23 #GOLD24

#USAF 4x C-17A globemaster seen on the flight radar, these aircraft returning to europe after flights to the middle east bases through the day. #RCH343 #RCH893 #RCH432 #RCH563

#USAF 6x KC-135R/T stratotanker seen on the flight radar having departed from terceira island in the pacific, aircraft heading east to europe. #RCH645 #Terceira