E-11-A spotted yesterday heading toward Iceland or Greenland before dropping off radar

Commonly known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, the E-11A is a U.S. Air Force aircraft that provides unparalleled communications capabilities to coalition forces on the ground and aircraft in the air.

“There is an aircraft that is so unique, you can only find it in one place – not even the pilots who fly the aircraft can touch it until they are deployed to this specific location,” says a recent U.S. Air Force article.

Missions flown by the BACN platforms (E-11A and EQ-4 assigned to 380th Air Expeditionary Wing based at Al Dhafra Air Base to support Operation Inherent Resolve) are extremely important: they act as a technological “gateway” system that allows aircraft with incompatible radio systems and datalinks to transfer information and communicate.

https://theaviationist.com/2018/11/26/the-u-s-air-forces-e-11-bacn-aircraft-is-so-unique-you-can-only-find-it-in-one-place-kandahar-airfield-afghanistan/