CHINA-TAIWAN: BEIJING-BASED THINK-TANK REVEALS U.S.A.F. ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE RECCE AIRCRAFT RC-135U FLEW NEARLY 25 NAUTICAL MILES OFF CHINA'S COAST
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The Beijing-based SCS Probing Initiative claimed (March 22) that a U.S. Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence aircraft flew a mission over the Strait of Taiwan on March 22 morning, approaching nearly 25 nautical miles from the coast of mainland China. The Beijing-based SCS Probing Initiative claimed that the flight came closer to the Chinese coast than any other previously recorded. The RC-135U, serial number 64-14849, which was visible using online flight-tracking websites under the transponder code AE01D5, had been preceded by a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and an EP-3E Aries II intelligence-gathering plane operating in the South China Sea, all on March 22, the SCS Probing Initiative noted in a Tweet.
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