(Beijing News) The U.S. Air Force sent an electronic reconnaissance aircraft to investigate the China Coast Line this week. There was no hidden identity, and the whole process was "clearly" flying.
According to the China Think Tank's "South China Sea Strategic Situment Performance" platform report, at 7-o'clock on Monday, an RC-135W electronic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force took off from Okinawa.Received the reconnaissance, and went deep into the Beibu Gulf airspace, and then returned between Hainan and Xisha.When flying to the southwestern airspace of the Xisha Islands, the collar sea base line designated by China was only 28.34 nautical miles.
According to the platform, the ADS-B signal that the US military aircraft opened the process during this reconnaissance mission was equivalent to "clearly" flight throughout the process, which is very rare.
The platform comments also pointed out that the US military's "strong targeted and strong intensity" of the U.S. military's close reconnaissance is evident.
At the same time, the platform also believes that this flight route is actually basically the daily roadmap of the US military's reconnaissance against China.
Focus on collecting electromagnetic signals
RC-135W electronic reconnaissance machines focus on the target of electromagnetic signals. The task is to detect various electromagnetic wave information in the air in real time, and position, analyze, record and information processing of the target.Its airborne radar can collect technical parameters such as the frequency of warning, guidance and guidance radar, and position it. Various radar parameters in the world are within its measurement range.
As early as earlier this month, the South China Sea Strategic Situment Performance Platform stated that the U.S. military launched a reconnaissance operation in the South China Sea at least 75 large -scale reconnaissance aircraft in February this year.This number has surpassed the previous highest record, and considering that February was the least number of days in the year, it can be said that the US military's reconnaissance intensity has further improved.
The platform analysis states that the high -intensity activity of the reconnaissance aircraft has nothing to do with the frequent movement of the US warships.The two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups entered the South China Sea in February and conducted a double aircraft carrier exercise.In addition, the three U.S. destroyers also carried out two missions of the Taiwan Strait and two cruise southern China islands and reefs.