U.S. Air Force spy plane patrols near Russia’s Black Sea coast
A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, callsign JAKE37, is currently conducting an intelligence flight near Russia’s coastline in neutral airspace. The RC-135U Combat Sent took off from RAF Mildenhall in the UK and has been spotted close to Sevastopol and Sochi. This mission is not unprecedented. Similar flights have been carried out previously by RQ-4 Global Hawk drones, which are owned and operated by the United States Air Force. These drones have been active in the area of Sochi's coast and the Black Sea. The current flight path has crossed the airspace of six European countries: the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Manned reconnaissance aircraft last appeared in this region in late October, indicating persistent U.S. aerial intelligence activity near the borders of the Russian Federation. The RC-135U Combat Sent, JAKE37, is currently on a mission to gather intelligence in the Black Sea region. Its flight path has taken it over the airspace of several European countries, and it has been spotted near Sevastopol and Sochi. This activity is part of ongoing U.S. aerial intelligence operations near the Russian border.
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