Over the course of this weekend, flight observers and independent intelligence analysts recorded intense activity by United States Air Force (USAF) transport aircraft en route to Europe and the Middle East, with dozens of large aircraft conducting a real airlift to American bases in the region.
Information from those who monitored the movement on flight tracking platforms such as Flightradar24, Radarbox, ADSB Exchange and others shows that 38 and 50 C17, C5 and KC135 aircraft were mobilized on flights in the Middle East.
In this article, reports published on the X Network (formerly Twitter) about two sites that monitor aircraft activity are available.
The USAF airlift (🇺🇸) this Sunday morning to and from Middle East and European hubs: 29 C17 aircraft, three C5Ms and six KC135s.
This is just an illustration of the magnitude of the airlift. It excludes nonUSAF flights and likely includes some unrelated flights. pic.twitter.com/HnhqxseFGB
— Aerospace Intelligence (@space_osint) October 29, 2023
In recent weeks, C17 aircraft have been seen transporting varying amounts of security aid to Israel. However, the US Transportation Command did not provide further information about the amount and type of ammunition being sent to the allied country.
However, the targets are now not only in Israel, but also in other countries in the region, especially where the Americans have bases. Websites monitoring U.S. military activity indicate that the Biden administration has authorized the deployment of troops to support security in the region in addition to the airborne equipment.
In addition, after deploying F15Es fighter jets and A10 Thunderbolts fighter jets to the Middle East, the US Air Force is increasing its presence in the region by deploying additional F16 Fighting Falcons fighter jets, which landed on the 24th October.
— Framboise Chabans (@Framboise1972) October 29, 2023
Continuous reach.
53 C17A Globemaster IIIs and 7 C5M Super Galaxies with REACH/RCH callsigns, the majority between Eastern CONUS and Eastern Med/CENTCOM AOR. Many of them are returning from missions that I showed yesterday.@ADSBex #ADSB https://t.co/fLLHOTkIHD pic.twitter.com/aVQpkhZiHk
Evergreen Intel (@vcdgf555) October 29, 2023