Monitoring the flight of three key U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the East Sea at the time of North Korea's ballistic missile launch

(Seoul = Yonhap News) It was discovered that at the time North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the East Sea on the 3rd, three key U.S. military reconnaissance planes were conducting surveillance activities by flying over the East Sea area.

The Voice of America (VOA) broadcast on the 6th, citing data from the aircraft tracking site 'Flightradar24', reported on the 6th that the US military's special reconnaissance aircraft RC-135S 'Cobra Ball', unmanned reconnaissance aircraft MQ-9B Sea Guardian, and next-generation reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft 'ARES' were captured over the East Sea of ​​the Korean Peninsula on the 3rd.

At that time, the U.S. Air Force's Cobra Ball entered the waters near Japan toward the East Sea of ​​the Korean Peninsula at around 5:26 a.m. on the 3rd, and remained in the skies over the East Sea even at 6:30 a.m. when North Korea launched the missile.

Sea Guardian, an unmanned aerial vehicle capable of long-term flight, was found to be moving along the coastline on the afternoon of the 2nd, monitoring waters close to the East Sea of ​​the Korean Peninsula.

In addition, Ares, which collects and analyzes communications and electronic signals, was analyzed to have flown across the inland of the Korean Peninsula and back and forth between the East and West Seas on the afternoon of the 2nd and stayed in the skies over the far East Sea at 6:30 a.m. on the 3rd, when North Korea launched a missile.