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AIRHANDLER in UAP mission reports

The SIGINT collection capability named in Department of War UAP Mission Reports. Reconnaissance sorties over Iraq, the UAE, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Eastern Mediterranean logged UAP while collecting via AIRHANDLER between 2020 and 2023.

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What is AIRHANDLER in the released UAP documents?
The mission reports identify AIRHANDLER as a SIGINT collection capability used on U.S. Air Force reconnaissance sorties. MISREP narratives log 'SIGINT collection via AIRHANDLER' in the same sortie timelines that record unidentified object observations, alongside IMINT tasking and operation support.
Which operations appear alongside AIRHANDLER in the reports?
The AIRHANDLER-collecting sorties that logged UAP supported Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq, Operation Spartan Shield, OP HUMMER SICKLE over the Eastern Mediterranean, and OP PHANTOM FLEX. One December 2022 Eastern Mediterranean sortie conducted IMINT against 39 targets including Syrian naval operating areas and Russian-linked airfields before its UAP reaction tasking.