A US Army reconnaissance aircraft carried out a surveillance mission over the Mediterranean Sea, focusing on waters off the Libyan coast between Tripoli and Benghazi.
The aircraft, a Bombardier CL-600 ARTEMIS, registered as N159L, departed from Constanța, Romania, and flew through Bulgarian and Greek airspace before beginning its reconnaissance operations.
The ARTEMIS system is designed to collect and analyze electronic signals (SIGINT/ELINT), providing real-time intelligence to US and NATO command centres.
Author's summary: US aircraft conducts surveillance off Libyan coast.