Report: U.S. reconnaissance aircraft flies over Korean Peninsula
By
Elizabeth Shim
Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. spy plane designed to detect missile launches flew over South Korean airspace Wednesday, ahead of North Korea's planned Eighth Party Congress in January.
The RC-135W, or Rivet Joint, flew over South Korea's West Sea, or the Yellow Sea, between China and Korean Peninsula, South Korean military intelligence sources told local newspaper Chosun Ilbo.
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The reconnaissance aircraft, designed to gather telemetry and other electronic intelligence data before rocket launches, has previously appeared unannounced on the Korean Peninsula in 2020.
