Report: U.S. reconnaissance aircraft flies more than Korean Peninsula

Dec. 16 (UPI) — A U.S. spy plane built to detect missile launches flew above South Korean airspace Wednesday, in advance of North Korea’s prepared Eighth Bash Congress in January.

The RC-135W, or Rivet Joint, flew more than South Korea’s West Sea, or the Yellow Sea, amongst China and Korean Peninsula, South Korean military services intelligence resources advised regional newspaper Chosun Ilbo.

The reconnaissance aircraft, made to gather telemetry and other electronic intelligence data in advance of rocket launches, has previously appeared unannounced on the Korean Peninsula in 2020.

On Wednesday, the plane left the Seoul metropolitan space about 1:30 p.m. area time and flew west. Its abilities would have allowed it to carry out reconnaissance action near Chinese and North Korean territory, the report said.

The Rivet Joint and other U.S. spy planes have flown near the peninsula through intervals of tensions with North Korea. In April, on the internet aviation tracker Plane Spots posted details about the RC-135W close to the peninsula, soon after North Korea claimed it had analyzed “super-massive numerous rocket launchers.”

According to the Chosun Ilbo, South Korean navy resources reported U.S. surveillance flights have elevated amid a changeover period of time in the United States.

The United States could be monitoring China and North Korea ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, South Korean sources claimed.

Other U.S. deployments in the Asia-Pacific were being described this week.

Aircraft Places tweeted Tuesday two U.S. B-1B Lancer bombers ended up deployed from Andersen Air Force Foundation in Guam and flew northwest around Okinawa, Japan.

“It is unclear if the bombers will enter the East China Sea,” Aircraft Places mentioned.

The Rivet Joint also was detected in South Korean airspace Nov. 28, in accordance to South Korean information community YTN.