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How a Chinese company said it used AI to track US bomber movements over Iran

South China Morning Post National SecurityNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Amber WangApril 12, 2026 at 04:00 PM
How a Chinese company said it used AI to track US bomber movements over Iran
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A Chinese geospatial intelligence firm, MizarVision, published a report this month detailing its attempt to track US bomber activity over Iran using AI analysis. The company analyzed Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast signals from US KC-135 and KC-46 tanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury. MizarVision aimed to link tanker movements to known or suspected bomber locations, which are difficult to track as bombers typically do not broadcast ADS-B signals during operations. The report suggested a correlation between tanker activity and strikes against Iranian targets. MizarVision previously conducted a month-long monitoring effort using satellite imagery to document US military asset deployments in the Middle East. The extent of AI's role in the analysis remains unclear.

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The firm tried to match the location of the tankers with known or suspected bomber movements.

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Bombers are highly unlikely to broadcast ADS-B signals during operational flights.

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Tankers could be tracked through Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast signals.

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MizarVision published a report analyzing the activities of US KC-135 and KC-46 tanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury.

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A Chinese company tried to use AI analysis to track US aerial refuelling missions.

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Key Entities & Roles

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Middle East 40% KC-135 50% KC-46 50% Operation Epic Fury 60% China 70% United States ×370% Iran ×270% MizarVision 80%

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us bomber movements 90% ai analysis 90% aerial refuelling 80% iran 70% tanker aircraft 70% ads-b signals 60% geospatial intelligence 60% mizarvision 50% military assets 50% operation epic fury 40%

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