Multiple US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft and an E-3 Sentry AWACS are moving toward the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a boosting of aerial refueling and surveillance capabilities amid heightened tensions. The information comes from tracking sources.
Tracking sources report an increase in US aerial activity near the Strait of Hormuz tonight. Several KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft and an E-3 Sentry AWACS signals-intelligence plane are moving into the area, signaling an enhancement of refueling and surveillance capacity against the backdrop of rising tensions. The move follows a pattern of heightened US military posture in the region in recent days, including multiple tanker patrols over the Persian Gulf reported earlier Saturday (19:40 Jerusalem) and a US B-52 bomber entering Saudi airspace earlier this week. No details are available on whether the tankers are escorting combat aircraft.
2 developments
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- DevelopingFour US tankers, fighter jets, and surveillance planes fly over the Strait of Hormuz
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