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US Navy P-8A 168439 callsign FS258 departed Misawa AB, Japan, and conducted a 2.5 hour mission over the Yellow Sea.
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RAAF P-8A A47-002 as #SEALION44 working Butterworth Radar on the return to RMAF Butterworth after a sortie in the South China Sea.
RMAF Butterworth regularly hosts No. 92 Wing Det. A with P-8As under Operation Gateway.
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DUCKY11, an MQ-9A belonging to the 303rd ERS based out of Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, appeared orbiting near the coast of Venezuela for roughly five hours on 1 May.
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VADER01 N7478D/25-3300, the Qatar gifted 747 destined to be in service as a presidential transport by this summer.
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USAF C-32B 02-4452 #IDOL16 working Brisbane Center, Cairns Approach and Cairns Tower into Cairns Airport on Thursday afternoon local time after a flight across the Pacific (with stops).
Audio via @liveatc.
IDOL16 from Andersen (?) landing in Cairns, Australia yesterday. The airframe that landed on Cairns yesterday is possibly 02-4452.
02-4452, IDOL16 - #AE0449
(Credits - facebook.com/share/1KacJC4F3… )
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USAF C-295W #RCH800 (12-1204) checking in with Santa Maria HF 8906 on their way across the pond via Lajes two weeks ago.
All three C-295s of the 427th Special Operations Squadron are currently deployed to the Middle East.
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AAS equipped P-8A 169544 as #TALON831 working NY HF 13306 last night on their way to LICZ from KNIP via TXKF and LPLA.
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N551HA (U.S. Missile Defense Agency) arriving at RAAF Base Edinburgh this afternoon after a run in from PGUA. Definitely one of the more interesting arrivals, especially with eyes now turning toward possible activity at Woomera this week.
#N551HA #RAAFBaseEdinburgh #Woomera #MilAv #AircraftSpotting #RAAF #USAF
As others have said, and I’ll continue to parrot… LIVE tweeting/reporting on active strike missions, especially aircraft coming from CONUS pre-oceanic, is inherently irresponsible. Using any excuse to justify this, then posting it on X or any other platform only shows you care about likes, clicks, and any other engagement.
I always say, if they didn’t want to be seen, they wouldn’t broadcast positions. In this case, it is very clear to any experienced tracker that deception/concealing tactics are actively being used and the intent to not be found, is clearly present. So, DO BETTER. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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THINK BEFORE YOU POST.
I’m certainly no expert in OSINT or aircraft tracking, but one thing this conflict in the Middle East has highlighted is that just because information is available through open-source tracking or radio monitoring doesn’t mean it should be shared immediately on platforms like X. Even when something is technically public, broadcasting it in real time can have unintended consequences. In many cases, it’s far more responsible to wait until the event has concluded—or better yet, not share certain details at all.
Right or wrong its just my two cents. – at Adelaide, South Australia
