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RAF KC2 Voyager tanker (ZZ337) refuelling RAF Eurofighter Typhoons likely relocating from RAF Akrotiri to Dukhan Air Base in Qatar. RAF KC2 Voyager tanker (ZZ335) returning from its usual several hour operation aiding the RSAF in the southwestern regions close to Yemen.

X2 USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers (17-46037 and 19-46111) operating in northeastern and central Saudi Arabia.

X5+ USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers visible operating mostly over Emirati airspace and the Persian Gulf, all originating from Al Udeid Air Base.

Recently deployed USAF E-3G Sentry AWACS (82-0007) from Prince Sultan Air Base conducting an early warning mission in the Eastern Region, operating dark.

USAF KC-46A Pegasus tanker (23-46114) landing back at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar after operating south and southwest of Riyadh supporting defensive operations against OWA drones and cruise missiles.

X6+ USAF KC-46A Pegasus tankers active in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, alongside a USN P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft operating over the UAE southeast of Dubai, conducting racetrack patterns between Dubai and Fujairah.

USAF E-11A BACN (12-9506) crossing the Atlantic will land at strategic European air bases before continuing towards Prince Sultan Air Base, potentially rotating with or reinforcing the stationed E-11A fleet of 4 to 5 aircraft seen in recent satellite imagery.

RSAF Saab 2000 AEW&C focusing on areas south of Riyadh close to Prince Sultan Air Base, providing early warning coverage to detect and track potential OWA drones and cruise missiles originating from Yemen.

A different USAF E-11A BACN aircraft briefly pinging at Prince Sultan Air Base.

USN MQ-4C Triton HALE UAV (169660) entering the active Persian Gulf from H5 Prince Hassan Air Base to conduct ISR monitoring Iranian military coastal and island activities in the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

X2 USAF tankers KC-135R Stratotanker (57-1508) and KC-46A Pegasus (17-46037), operating in the Eastern Region conducting aerial refuelling operations.

X5 USAF KC-46a X2 KC-135R tankers active in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

USAF E-11A BACN (21-9045) pinging at Prince Sultan Air Base for a dark communications relay mission in the western Iraqi desert. USAF KC-46A Pegasus tanker (23-46114) has been operating for the last couple of hours south of Riyadh.

USN MQ-4C Triton HALE UAV (169172) from H5 Prince Hassan Air Base currently above the Omani FIR in the Gulf of Oman, operating dark.

USAF KC-46A Pegasus tanker (21-46091) operated in the Eastern Region accompanied by fighter jets primarily to defend key oil and gas energy infrastructure landing back at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

X2 RAF KC2/KC3 Voyager tankers. ZZ337 operating south of Al-Kharj refuelling RSAF Typhoons/Tornado IDS from Prince Sultan Air Base. ZZ335 in the Red Sea to refuel arriving jets from Taif Airport/King Fahd Air Base or the northeast to operate in southwestern regions near Yemen.

USAF MC-130J Commando II special operations transport aircraft (20-5935) from Vlorë Airport, Albania, likely landed at Muwaffaq Salti or H5 Prince Hassan Air Base. Same type used in April 2026 CSAR near Isfahan to rescue the second F-15E crew member and refuel helicopters.

USAF E-11A BACN (21-9045) briefly pinging at Prince Sultan Air Base likely preparing for a dark communications relay mission over the western Iraqi desert near the Saudi border.

X2 USN MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs (169172/169660) originating from H5 Prince Hassan Air Base, Jordan. 169660 replacing 169172 to maintain extended ISR coverage for prolonged monitoring of Iranian naval activity along the Iranian coast, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

USAF KC-46A Pegasus tanker (16-46016) operating in the Eastern Region likely supporting operations defending key Saudi oil and gas infrastructure. RSAF Saab 2000 AEW&C heading towards the Eastern Region providing early warning coverage.