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NATO Intensifies Sub Hunt Near Norway as U.S. P‑8 Is Intercepted Over Black Sea

Open-source tracking shows round-the-clock RAF Poseidon rotations protecting the USS Gerald R. Ford in the Norwegian Sea.

A screengrab from the embedded video showing the P-8 Poseidon over the Black Sea with the AAS extended. (Image credit: Telegram/X)
File image of a Royal Air Force Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, seen here flying over RAF Lossiemouth. (Image credit: Cpl Adam Fletcher/Crown Copyright). Inset: Screenshot showing a P-8 Poseidon MRA1 sortie from RAF Lossiemouth on Aug. 25. (Image credit: Flightradar24)

Overview

  • Britain, the United States and Norway have flown at least 27 anti-submarine sorties since Sunday, with the UK Ministry of Defence confirming an active operation and declining further details.
  • RAF P-8 Poseidons from Lossiemouth have maintained a near-continuous presence north of Norway, including extended orbits west of the Lofoten Islands and frequent transponder shutdowns near the patrol area.
  • U.S. and Norwegian Poseidons joined from Iceland and Evenes, additional U.S. aircraft reinforced from Sigonella, and Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset operated in Norwegian waters; no public confirmation of a submarine contact has been provided.
  • Separate video shows a U.S. Navy P-8 intercepted over the Black Sea on Aug. 27, with MLAT data indicating a four-hour mission from Sigonella that stayed more than 50 nautical miles from Russian airspace.
  • The footage offered a rare view of the P-8’s AN/APS-154 Advanced Airborne Sensor deployed, as NORAD separately reported four Il-20 reconnaissance flights near Alaska over the past week that remained in international airspace.