WOPR Flash Air update

NATO has all bases covered in the air. Nothing left to chance

ISR / AEW picture

• 3× NATO E-3 AWACS up: NATO01, NATO02, NATO40—central Germany/NL–North Sea lanes, repeated race-tracks.

• MPA:

  • UK P-8A over the central North Sea (new sortie later in the day covering polish border).

  • German P-3C pushed up over N Scotland.

  • Norwegian P-8 (Reg 9582, Hex 47819D) operating far north (Barents gateway).

• PC-12 ISR pairs worked the Finnish border and NL coastal strip, then slid toward the North Sea.

• American CL-600 Covered Baltic and Romanian borders whilst UK P-8 Covered Poland

Tanker posture

• North Sea: 4× tankers maintained on station (one swap/rotation).

• Extras: RAF Voyager ZZ331 (MDS65), MMF A330 T-061 (MMF12); US KC-135R 61-0290 active; a US KC-135 held over Romania.

Fighter activity

• UK Typhoons: two quick successive launches from Scotland, worked NE of Lossiemouth.

• F-15C/D (91-0311) refuelled over Norfolk/Lakenheath area.

• Belgian F-16s: 2 up near Limburg.

• Austrian Eurofighter noted airborne; L-39 & Hawk activity over DE/CZ area.

Heavy lift & air-mobility

• C-17 stream: at least 5 westbound Atlantic crossings homebound; additional eastbound over Germany.

• 2× C-5M active—one routed Med → Spain → north via Romania.

• Big Eindhoven surge: near-simultaneous launches of A400M/C-130/C-295/C-30, splitting NE and NW.

• A400M tracks: RAF GRZLY88 (ZM413) in N Scotland; ROGUE21 (54+25) along the Dutch coast; NL MONK callsigns working the NL/DE border.

Odds & ends

• NATO02 seen taking fuel over the Netherlands.

• No Rivet Joint positively visible today on open ADS-B.

Quick read

• Air picture was “all eyes on the seas”—triple-AWACS + multiple P-8/P-3 coverage and a sustained 4-tanker wall in the North Sea.

• Lift tempo high (C-17/C-5/A400/C-130) consistent with major exercise movements/rotation support and Baltic/Nordic reinforcement drills.