U.S. Radar-Electronic Warfare Plane Flies Near Kaliningrad
A US reconnaissance aircraft is flying over the waters of the Baltic Sea near the Kaliningrad region.
Consensus
- A U.S. EA-37B aircraft conducted flights near Kaliningrad Oblast in the Baltic Sea area.
- The EA-37B flew in the airspace of Poland near the Baltic Sea coast.
- The EA-37B was accompanied by a NATO E-3 AWACS aircraft.
- The EA-37B arrived from Greece.
- The E-3 AWACS was based at the German airbase Geilenkirchen.
- This was the second such flight in the week.
- The flights occurred on or around 20 August.
- The flights were observed via flight data and air traffic control sources.
- The EA-37B performed circular maneuvers over the Baltic Sea.
Points of divergence
- The EA-37B was deployed from Greece to the Polish village of Pówidz. — kommerstant
- The EA-37B flew approximately 70 km from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. — vm
- An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet was also present, flying at 1 km altitude and considered an unusual occurrence. — vedomosti
- The U.S. fighter jet flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad. — tg_tass_agency
- The aircraft previously flew over the Black Sea for eight hours on 18 August. — vedomosti
- A U.S. C-17 Globemaster cargo plane returned to Christchurch, New Zealand, due to Russian notification about a planned rocket launch. — vm
Coverage (6 sources)
- US jamming aircraft made several flights near Kaliningrad region — Коммерсантъ
- Newest US jamming aircraft heading to Kaliningrad borders — Вечерняя Москва
- US electronic warfare aircraft flying again near Kaliningrad borders — Вести
- American jamming aircraft EA-37B spotted near Kaliningrad region — Москва 24
- TASS: US reconnaissance aircraft circles near Kaliningrad region — Ведомости
- American fighter flies over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad region, reported by TASS... — ТАСС (Telegram)