A source in air traffic control circles said that a US Air Force Boeing P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft was detected in the neutral waters of the Persian Gulf and Oman near the Iranian border.
reported that a US Air Force Boeing P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft was detected over the neutral waters of the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, near the border with Iran. This was reported by a source in air traffic control, noting that the plane was flying at an altitude of just over 6 thousand meters.
Sources said the Boeing P-8A took off from an airport in Bahrain. He also emphasized that a few days earlier, flights of American Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton drones were also recorded in the same area.
The agency's interlocutor added that the device is capable of conducting reconnaissance at significant distances and flying in the air every day for 10-15 hours. He said the drone could complement the work of patrol aircraft such as the Boeing P-8 Poseidon.
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