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RAF MQ-9B Flies Long-Endurance Levant Mission as Operation Shader Remains Active

Summary by ItaMilRadar
A Royal Air Force Protector RG Mk1 (MQ-9B) dronedeparted RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus, at 02:05 UTC today before disappearing from public tracking systems around 04:00 UTC. The drone only reappeared more than ten hours later, at approximately 14:25 UTC, after operating over the Levant region. The prolonged loss of ADS-B coverage strongly suggests the aircraft was engaged in operational activities linked to Operation Shader, the United Kingdom’s long-run…
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ItaMilRadar broke the news on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
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