While the possibility of ballistic missile launches by North Korea has been pointed out, it seems that a special U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft has taken off from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa and is wary of the movement of ballistic missile launches by North Korea. increase.
Before 7:30 am on the 21st, it was confirmed that the US military reconnaissance aircraft RC135S, commonly known as "Cobra Ball", would take off from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.
The "Cobra Ball" is a special reconnaissance aircraft owned by the US military, which collects and analyzes data on launched ballistic missiles.
According to the private website "Flight Radar 24" that publishes information such as the position and speed transmitted by the aircraft, "Cobra Ball" then flies repeatedly over the Sea of Japan and then 6:00 pm Currently, it seems that it is heading for Kadena Air Base again, and the flight time has already exceeded 10 hours.
Reconnaissance planes are flying from Kadena Air Base every day, and it seems that they are wary of the movement of ballistic missiles by North Korea.