US special departments take off from Sicily and Pantelleria: why do not the transponders switch off?

(by Franco Iacch) Last week I again proposed the problem of drones taking off from Sigonella visible on radar and monitored in real time by commercial sites. The problem is much broader. Obviously they are not classified info, but available on the net for "anyone". And they are nothing short of embarrassing in the face of shadow missions. An Imint / Sigint mission ended this morning near Agedabia, south of Benghazi. The Gulfstream IV, serial number N338MM took off from Trapani. A few hours earlier from Pantelleria, a B350 registration number N351DY took off for Libya. The data on the Magma fleet (radio code) is even more worrying. The C-146As take off from Pantelleria and Sigonella for Libya and Tunisia. Often, very often. The Wolfhound's primary mission is the infiltration and exfiltration of special forces and all other top-secret operators deployed around the globe. The Wolfhounds are deployed with the 524th Special Operations Squadron of the Air Force Special Command Command (AFSOC), based at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. And very often these flights are opposed by confirming an operation in progress.

US special departments take off from Sicily and Pantelleria: why do not the transponders switch off?