The U.S. military has been publicly broadcasting the locations of surveillance flights near Cuba through open flight-tracking platforms, a move analysts say is intended to send a visible warning to Havana as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
BBC identified at least five U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft and three MQ-4C Triton drones operating near Cuba since May 11, with some flights coming within 50 miles of the island. Experts told the BBC the decision to leave flight transponders active was likely intentional.
