A NATO reconnaissance aircraft conducted a record nine-hour flight…
A NATO reconnaissance aircraft conducted a record nine-hour flight over the Black Sea.
Consensus
- The Bombardier Artemis II aircraft conducted a nine-hour flight over the Black Sea.
- The flight took place on August 3, starting around 09:00 MSK.
- The aircraft departed from a permanent base in Constanța, Romania.
- The flight occurred over international waters in the southern part of the Black Sea.
- The aircraft flew from west to east and back without making intermediate landings for refueling.
- The aircraft did not cross the airspace of any other country.
- This flight duration was described as a record by the sources.
Points of divergence
- The aircraft was also observed in the airspace of the Baltic states, including near the coast of Estonia in the Gulf of Finland. — vesti
- The aircraft flew over Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia on August 2, making several circuits near the Estonian border of the Gulf of Finland, and did not approach areas bordering Russia and Belarus. — vedomosti
- On July 29, a NATO reconnaissance drone, Northrop Grumman RQ-4DPhoenix, was detected over international waters in the Black Sea, flying from Sigonella Air Base in Sicily. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- NATO reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Black Sea for a record nine hours — Вести
- TASS: NATO aircraft flew over the Black Sea for about nine hours — Ведомости
- NATO reconnaissance aircraft Bombardier Artemis II spent a record nine hours over the Black Sea during the day, TASS reported... — ТАСС (Telegram)