A NATO reconnaissance aircraft, Bombardier Artemis II
A NATO reconnaissance aircraft, Bombardier Artemis II, was observed conducting a circular flight around the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad for the second time since early August, operating in the airspace of Poland and Lithuania and over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea at an altitude of about 11 kilometers.
Consensus
- The Bombardier Artemis II reconnaissance aircraft conducted a circular flight around Kaliningrad for the second time since the beginning of August.
- The aircraft operates in the airspace of Poland and Lithuania, as well as over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
- The flight occurred at an altitude of approximately 11 kilometers.
- The aircraft uses civilian air corridors during its flight.
- The aircraft is based at the airfield in Constanța, Romania.
- The last similar trajectory was recorded on August 4.
- The aircraft has previously operated in the Baltic and Black Sea regions.
Points of divergence
- The aircraft model is Bombardier Challenger 650 ARTEM IS, which is based on a civilian business jet and developed by Leidos for the US Army. — fontanka
- The aircraft was over the Black Sea for nine hours on August 3, setting a record, and had previously flown over Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, making several circuits near the Estonian border of the Gulf of Finland. — vedomosti
Coverage (4 sources)
- NATO reconnaissance aircraft spotted again near Kaliningrad region borders — РИАМО
- NATO reconnaissance aircraft circles around the Kaliningrad region — Фонтанка
- TASS: NATO reconnaissance aircraft spotted again in Kaliningrad region — Ведомости
- NATO reconnaissance plane spotted in Kaliningrad region for the second time since early August, around which it performs a circular flight... — ТАСС (Telegram)