U.S. Aircraft Activity Over the Mediterranean: A Link to Mare Aperto 2025?

Since last week, the waters of the Alborán Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar and the Bay of Cadiz have become the scene of an imposing military operation. It is the exercise Dynamic Mariner/Flotex 25, organized by NATO and led by Spain as host nation, in outstanding collaboration with Turkey, another power with strong tradition in maritime operations.

U.S. Aircraft Activity Over the Mediterranean: A Link to Mare Aperto 2025?

The image shows two distinct aircraft operating in key maritime areas: a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon conducting surveillance maneuvers off the coast of southern Italy and a U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (reg. 61-0307) performing aerial refueling operations near western Greece. These activities could be linked to the upcoming “Mare Aperto 2025” naval exercise, the largest training operation of the Italian Navy. The Boeing P-8A Pos…

Italy leads NATO’s largest maritime drill in “Mare Aperto 25”

Decoding the news. “Mare Aperto 25,” the largest annual maritime defence exercise in the central Mediterranean, has kicked off with 120 military assets, 6,000 personnel from eight NATO countries, and observers from 21 foreign navies. The operation, led by the Italian Navy, underscores NATO’s growing focus on maritime readiness amid increasing instability across multiple geopolitical fronts—from North Africa to the Indo-Mediterranean. The three-…