Small U.S. Air Force Spy Plane Spotted in Northern Iraq
MC-12Ws can see enemies in the dark and snoop on radio chatter
by JOSEPH TREVITHICK
It’s no secret that the Pentagon has been flying manned spy planes and drones around Iraq and Syria to snoop on Islamic State terrorists. Now, another small U.S. Air Force aerial spook has arrived at Erbil International Airport in northern Iraq.
On Jan. 1, 2017, the Iraqi Air Force posted pictures online showing an MC-12W Liberty parked at Erbil. The small plane shared space with one of Baghdad’s An-32 transport planes — which double as bombers — and two Rafale fighter bombers, likely from the French Air Force.
The Pentagon has been particularly tight-lipped about exactly what sort of aircraft and other equipment American troops are employing in the fight against Islamic State. But there were already clues to this latest deployment.
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