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> Speaking for the USA, the ADS-B data stream you see on FlightAware's commercial feeds has military and police aircraft data filtered, even if those aircraft a

> Speaking for the USA, the ADS-B data stream you see on FlightAware's commercial feeds has military and police aircraft data filtered, even if those aircraft are broadcasting that information I have seen military aircraft on FlightAware before. This one for example: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SIKES85/ https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SIKES85/ It was a pair of KC-46s practicing in-air re-fueling and were actually visible from the ground. Some other examples: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NITRO72/ https://flightaware.com/live/flight/NITRO72/ https://flightaware.com/live/flight/BISON2/ https://flightaware.com/live/flight/BISON2/ Pretty sure these are fighter jets given the speed at which they are maneuvering: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/COBRA66/history/20211108/1804Z/KEDW/KEDW https://flightaware.com/live/flight/COBRA66/history/20211108... https://flightaware.com/live/flight/COBRA44/history/20211108/1659Z/KEDW/KEDW https://flightaware.com/live/flight/COBRA44/history/20211108... https://flightaware.com/live/flight/COBRA52/history/20211108/1736Z/KEDW/KEDW https://flightaware.com/live/flight/COBRA52/history/20211108... You can basically check the flightaware pages for Air Force bases and find these.

rootusrootus 5y ago
Not sure about those last three being fighters. One of them was going fast enough to be plausible, but the other two spent the flight in the 200-300 mph range. That's not much above stall speed for an F-16 or F-22, for example.
- DarmokJalad1701 5y ago
  Agreed that COBRA66 and COBRA52 seem to be pretty slow for a fighter jet even though they were still flying loops at over 150 kts in one case. COBRA44 though seems to be in about the correct range.
  - jjwiseman 5y ago
    COBRA44 is a T-38 (trainer used to train fighter pilots): https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae00d6 https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae00d6 COBRA51 and COBRA66 are thought to be Beech C-12C Hurons: https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/1457773286935306248 https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/14577732869353062... https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/1457792699042385921 https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/14577926990423859...

rootusrootus 5y ago

Not sure about those last three being fighters. One of them was going fast enough to be plausible, but the other two spent the flight in the 200-300 mph range. That's not much above stall speed for an F-16 or F-22, for example.

DarmokJalad1701 5y ago
Agreed that COBRA66 and COBRA52 seem to be pretty slow for a fighter jet even though they were still flying loops at over 150 kts in one case. COBRA44 though seems to be in about the correct range.
- jjwiseman 5y ago
  COBRA44 is a T-38 (trainer used to train fighter pilots): https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae00d6 https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae00d6 COBRA51 and COBRA66 are thought to be Beech C-12C Hurons: https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/1457773286935306248 https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/14577732869353062... https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/1457792699042385921 https://twitter.com/SkyCirclesR2508/status/14577926990423859...