NATO reconnaissance aircraft with tail dish antenna in flight

NATO signals-intelligence aircraft with a distinctive tail-mounted dish antenna in flight — part of the dual reconnaissance ring over the Black Sea and the Baltic

A white multi-engine NATO jet marked NATO-OTAN, carrying a large flat antenna on its tail, climbs with its landing gear still extended. Such signals-intelligence platforms form the 'double ring' that simultaneously covers the Black Sea and the Baltic. The tail code LX-N 9044S identifies the airframe as part of the alliance's combined reconnaissance chain.

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