Military Air Tracking Alliance
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An alliance of #OSINT flight trackers worldwide. Co-Founded by @DefenceGeek & @vcdgf555 "Knowledge is Power. Information is liberating" - Kofi Annan
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Topping our most tracked flights list now are a pair of US Air Force B-52s orbiting off the coast of Venezuela. https://t.co/q94aqsgqe7
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π¨π¦ #RCAF CC-177 Globemaster III 177705 #C2B3FF as call sign #CFC4083 made a flight from Trenton π¨π¦ to Kingston π―π² on Nov 6; the 2nd such flight related to humanitarian assistance after Hurricane Melissa. @CanadaFP continues to refuse to promote the good work the CAF are doing.
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UPDATED: #USA military build-up of forces around the Caribbean Sea, as all eyes are on #Venezuela. Disclaimer: All ship locations are approximate and may be a few days out of date by the time of production - this is merely intended to represent potential assets!
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πΊπΈ #USAF RC-135 update RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (17) β’ 2 at Kadena π―π΅ β’ 1 at Elmendorf πΊπΈ β’ 6 at Offutt πΊπΈ β’ 1 at Homestead πΊπΈ β’ 7 at L3Harris π§βπ§ RC-135S Cobra Ball (3) β’ 1 at Offutt πΊπΈ β’ 1 at Elmendorf πΊπΈ β’ 1 at L3Harris π§βπ§ RC-135U Combat Sent (2) β’ 1 at Mildenhall π¬π§
πΊπΈ #USAF RC-135 update RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (17) β’ 2 at Kadena π―π΅ β’ 1 at Elmendorf πΊπΈ β’ 7 at Offutt πΊπΈ β’ 7 at L3Harris π§βπ§ RC-135S Cobra Ball (3) β’ 1 at Offutt πΊπΈ β’ 1 at Elmendorf πΊπΈ β’ 1 at L3Harris π§βπ§ RC-135U Combat Sent (2) β’ 1 at Mildenhall π¬π§ β’ 1 at Offutt πΊπΈ
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A rough summary of what's going on as the US seems to be eyeing operations in #Venezuela in the coming weeks... Thanks to @SA_Defensa @ArmchairAdml @ianellisjones @steffanwatkins @vcdgf555 @TheIntelFrog @SR_Planespotter @BrianE6B @Schizointel & @ConflictsW for their help!
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#RAF Royal Air Force - ISR Fleet Partial Update 25-10-2025 Given this apparent comment by the Defence Secretary, this is the current state of most of the RAF's Poseidon & Rivet Joint fleet. I've listed five of the nine Poseidon MRA.1's now as "Inactive", I.e. more that 14 days
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#USAF United States Air Force - MacDill Air Force Base I've seen some posts regarding tanker activity at MacDill recently. I had 15 minutes so I've compiled a list of what's on the ground from FlightRadar24 and checked each airframes home base. Disclaimer: I mainly look at
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Yesterday an AH-1Z Viper belonging to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369) crashed during a training mission out of MCAS Yuma, near the CA / AZ border. One pilot was killed in the crash, one was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
Marine Pilot Killed, Another Hospitalized in Southern California Helicopter Crash - USNI News https://t.co/KbYhrKu1Ds
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This is always a very depressing sight π« Retiring 53 Tranche 1 Typhoonβs without replacement was an absolutely CRIMINAL act. Even if their role was relegated to QRA and basic air defence, it would still be 53 active jets to defend the country. The USAF maintain F-15C/Dβs in
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#RAF Royal Air Force - Fleet Status October 2025 I last did this back in May, so thought it was time for a refresh. Once again, I'll do a post in this thread for tankers, ISR and transports. All information has been collected from @flightradar24. Nothing special or secretive
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This is misinformation at best, disinformation at worst; factually false regardless. The RuAF do not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, they stay in the Air Defence Identification Zone/ADIZ, an area where #NORAD asks aircraft to identify themselves to ensure they're
@volcaholic1 They entered US airspace over Alaska 5 times after the meeting in Anchorage. This isn't a rhetorical question.
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