根据开源飞行追踪观察，周二美国军用货运航班新一波飞往以色列，显示华盛顿可能正准备部署一套额外的“爱国者”防空导弹电池。
A new wave of US military cargo flights to Israel suggests Washington may be preparing to deploy an additional Patriot air defense battery, according to open-source flight-tracking observations Tuesday.
据观察，至少六架美国空军C-17A“环球霸王III”型货运飞机搭载防空设备，于周二从得克萨斯州布利斯堡的比格斯陆军机场起飞，开启第二波飞往以色列南部奥夫达空军基地的航班。
At least six US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft carrying air defense equipment began a second wave of flights from Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, to Ovda Air Base in southern Israel.
据开源情报，在上周已有八架C-17抵达奥夫达空军基地后，最新一批航班动向于周二被观测到。一旦第二批完成飞行，从比格斯飞往奥夫达的C-17航班总数预计将达到16架次。
The latest movements were observed Tuesday, following eight C-17 flights that reached Ovda Air Base last week, according to the observations. Once the second group completes its journey, the total number of C-17 flights from Biggs to Ovda is expected to reach 16, according to open-source intelligence.
此次空运的规模可能表明部署的是一套完整的“爱国者”防空导弹电池，而非最小交战包（MEP），后者由一支分遣队组成，能够在最多96小时内在美军中央司令部责任区内任何地点执行防空反导作战任务。
The scale of the airlift could indicate the deployment of a complete Patriot air defense battery rather than a minimum engagement package (MEP), which consists of a contingent capable of conducting air and missile defense operations anywhere in the CENTCOM area of responsibility in a maximum of 96 hours.
最新航班是在比格斯陆军机场进一步准备之后起飞的，另一架呼号为“REACH 324”的C-17于周一从该机场起飞，飞往加拿大甘德国际机场。
The latest flights followed further preparations at Biggs Army Airfield, where another C-17 operating under the call sign REACH 324 departed Monday for Gander International Airport in Canada.
此举独立于此前飞往以色列的八架次航班，表明可能正在准备另一批“爱国者”系统的部署。开源飞行追踪还记录到中东和欧洲地区其他美军货运飞机的动向。
The movement was separate from the previous eight flights to Israel and suggested that another deployment of Patriot systems could be in preparation. Open-source flight tracking also recorded additional US military cargo aircraft movements across the Middle East and Europe.
自战争爆发以来部署在卡塔尔乌代德空军基地的C-17飞机，于11月1日飞往德国的拉姆施泰因空军基地和施潘达勒姆空军基地。
C-17 aircraft stationed at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar since the beginning of the war departed Nov. 1 for Ramstein and Spangdahlem air bases in Germany.
另一架C-17于周二从北卡罗来纳州波普陆军机场飞往科威特阿里·萨利姆空军基地。
Another C-17 flew Tuesday from Pope Army Airfield in North Carolina to Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
另有两架飞机从该科威特基地起飞，飞往亚利桑那州戴维斯-蒙森空军基地。
Two other aircraft departed the Kuwaiti base for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona.
与此同时，美军继续从英国费尔福德皇家空军基地撤回支援装备，两架C-17飞机在48小时内先后起飞。
Meanwhile, the US military continued withdrawing support equipment from RAF Fairford in the UK, with two C-17 aircraft departing over a 48-hour period.
一架飞机飞往南达科他州的埃尔斯沃思空军基地，另一架飞往新罕布什尔州的皮斯空军国民警卫队基地。
One aircraft flew to Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota, while the other headed to Pease Air National Guard Base in New Hampshire.
美国海军飞往阿拉伯联合酋长国阿尔明哈德空军基地的两架航班也被记录在案。
Two US Navy flights to Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates were also recorded.
尽管这些行动表明美国军方正在进行涉及以色列和更广泛中东地区的大规模空中运输行动，但完整爱国者导弹营的部署尚未得到独立确认。
Although the movements suggest a significant US military airlift operation involving Israel and the wider Middle East, the deployment of a complete Patriot battery has not been independently confirmed.