politics
April 3, 2026
Two NATO reconnaissance aircraft spotted over Black Sea
The British aircraft traversed Dutch, German, and Central European airspace before beginning a flight along the Romanian Black Sea coast

TL;DR
- A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint and an American Bombardier Challenger 650 Artemis were seen over the Black Sea.
- The British aircraft departed from RAF Waddington and flew over European airspace before reaching the Romanian coast.
- The American aircraft took off from Romania and performed maneuvers near the Turkish-Georgian border.
Continue reading the original article