The U.S. military has carried out heavy deployment at the Kadena base in Okinawa, the first island chain, in addition to a large number of F-15C fighters, In addition to the F-35 stealth fighter, the US military has also deployed all kinds of reconnaissance aircraft, and these reconnaissance planes are also used in high-intensity reconnaissance operations against surrounding competitors, it can be seen that the US military has deployed a large number of P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft at the Kadena base in Okinawa, the first island chain, and the P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft is also the largest number of anti-submarine patrol aircraft deployed by the United States in the Kadena base, and the P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft can complete more ground surveillance tasks under the condition of hanging the APS-154 advanced air sensor, so the tasks of today's P-8A anti-submarine patrol aircraft are not limited to maritime reconnaissance and search missionsAt present, the United States has also deployed the MQ-9 "Reaper" UAV at the Kadena base, of course, in addition to the above-mentioned models, the RC-135 electronic reconnaissance aircraft has always been a frequent visitor to the Kadena base, and the RC-135 electronic reconnaissance aircraft has a number of improved models, including the most special RC-135S Cobra ball missile observation aircraft.
The number of RC-135S Cobra Ball missile observation aircraft is very small, so the United States usually only waits until there is a special mission to send these RC-135S Cobra Ball missile observation aircraft to the designated base for deployment, and now the RC-135S Cobra Ball missile observation aircraft deployed by the United States at the Kadena base is also carrying out quite high-intensity military operations, and the RC-135S Cobra Ball missile observation plane, which often takes off and lands in the early morning, also locks its eyes on the countries of the Northeast Asian Peninsula, because the countries of the Northeast Asian Peninsula have once again begun to continuously test ballistic missilesAccording to a report made public by South Korea and Japan, the Northeast Asian Peninsula countries launched long-range ballistic missiles in the early hours of the morning for two consecutive days, and judging from the flight range and comprehensive information of the missiles tested, it is very likely that this is an intercontinental ballistic missile test-fired by the Northeast Asian Peninsula countries.
On December 17 and December 18, the countries of the Northeast Asian Peninsula conducted missile test launches, including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and a suspected short-range ballistic missile, and conducted two consecutive missile test launches in less than 12 hoursIn fact, the missile test launches carried out by the countries of the Northeast Asian peninsula have caused the United States even more headaches.
2023 is the 70th anniversary of the so-called US-ROK alliance, and on the 70th anniversary of the US-ROK alliance, the United States and South Korea have also increased a large number of military operations, including the rare deployment and landing of B-52H strategic bombers in South Korea by the United States. The United States tried to deter the countries of the Northeast Asian Peninsula through this means of the joint military exercise of the South Korea, but when the United States pointed its sword at the countries of the Northeast Asian Peninsula, the countries of the Northeast Asian Peninsula did not reduce the frequency of missile tests.
In the face of the continuous missile test launches carried out by the countries of the Northeast Asian peninsula, the United States has now frequently used the RC-135S Cobra ball missile observation aircraft for reconnaissance, and when the RC-135S Cobra ball missile observation aircraft is operating, the US military has to send a large number of KC-135 air tankers to cooperate with the RC-135S Cobra ball missile observation aircraft to carry out long-term air surveillance. Text/Iris