I am just parking these images here for the time being...
This first is unmanned, flying far above commercial aviation, based in Sicily. Able to stay on post for many hours.
That
Global Hawk is providing electronic intelligence data probably including to this beast below. A
Rivet Joint, an AWACS, airborne warning and control system. The extent to which these NATO units directly talk to crews on the ground in Ukraine or via other channels command I don’t know. There may be Ukraine staff on board. The air war in Ukraine is between Russia and NATO. This aircraft is alongside commercial traffic as you see. It may be based at
Mildenhall, one of many US bases in the UK labeled as RAF bases.
This is Turkish airlines regular route Istanbul to Moscow, skirting the war zone.
This is Etihad going to Chicago from Abu Dhabi last night, over Iran, then up the Caspian, then Russia.
My interest is in basic facts.
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