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RQ-48

Post by city42 » Tue Aug 20, 2024 8:55 am

RQ-4B Drone due into Faiford early tomorrow out of Singonella
thanks to Globe sentinel on X
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Re: RQ-48

Post by Alf » Tue Aug 20, 2024 9:15 am

city42 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 20, 2024 8:55 am
 RQ-48 Drone due into Faiford early tomorrow out of Singonella
thanks to Globe sentinel on X
RQ-4 Global Hawk maybe?
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Re: RQ-4B

Post by Skymaster » Tue Aug 20, 2024 9:32 am

Reportedly RQ-4B FORTE12 11-2046 [AE5421]
https://twitter.com/GlobeSentinels/stat ... 2012466635
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Re: RQ-48

Post by Freeman Lowell » Tue Aug 20, 2024 10:52 am

city42 wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 20, 2024 8:55 am
 RQ-48 Drone due into Faiford early tomorrow out of Singonella
thanks to Globe sentinel on X
Good piece of Intel all the same, city42. Thanks.
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Re: RQ-48

Post by BOLLO » Tue Aug 20, 2024 6:48 pm

Its doing a mission first then recovering early doors in the dark.
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Re: RQ-48

Post by STN RAMP RAT » Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:01 pm

is this the start of a baseing or just testing for the future RQ180 ?
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Re: RQ-48

Post by Ollie » Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:53 pm

STN RAMP RAT wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 20, 2024 7:01 pm
 is this the start of a baseing or just testing for the future RQ180 ?
It looks as if it's for testing purposes. The new hangars don't look ready quite yet!

https://airspacechange.caa.co.uk/docume ... nload/6934
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Re: RQ-48

Post by shuttleman1 » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:01 am

I believe it diverted back to Sigonella after a lot of circuits over Estonia
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Re: RQ-48

Post by Ollie » Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:22 am

shuttleman1 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 22, 2024 10:01 am
 I believe it diverted back to Sigonella after a lot of circuits over Estonia
It's currently still airborne over Estonia. All being well it should be into Fairford between 21:30 and 00:30 tonight straight off the back of its mission.
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Re: RQ-48

Post by Jodelflyer » Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:47 pm

Got to admit it's really weird to think it's coming here as we are all very used to seeing conventional aircraft at FFD. So how do they handle the Comms as the pilot where ever he is willing need to communicate with various controllers as it enters controlled airspace.
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Re: RQ-48

Post by 100arw » Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:19 am

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=246787&start=20
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Re: RQ-48

Post by russkie » Sun Aug 25, 2024 9:36 am

Airborne Baltic area after ISR over Finno-Russian border. see my twitter feed https://x.com/5472_nde/status/1827641104231018768
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