{"id":29864,"date":"2018-01-18T08:19:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T13:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29864"},"modified":"2018-01-18T08:20:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T13:20:05","slug":"us-deploys-tactical-communications-scrambling-plane-to-korean-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=29864","title":{"rendered":"US Deploys Tactical Communications-Scrambling Plane To Korean Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-01-17\/us-deploys-tactical-communications-scrambling-plane-south-korea\">US Deploys Tactical Communications-Scrambling Plane To Korean Peninsula<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>South Korea\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-01-09\/north-korea-will-send-delegation-winter-olympics\">deal to allow<\/a> North Korean athletes and dignitaries to attend the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang appeared to ease tensions on the peninsula earlier this month. <strong>Still, it appears the US air force has been expanding its presence in South Korea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/asia\/201801161060802832-us-air-force-sends-aircraft-to-korean-peninsula\/\">Local media<\/a> reported Monday that an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft, <strong>an advanced plane capable of denial of service attacks on enemy plane\u2019s communication systems, was deployed to South Korea\u2019s Osan Air Force Base<\/strong> by the US Air Force earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/asia\/201801161060802832-us-air-force-sends-aircraft-to-korean-peninsula\/\">Sputnik<\/a>, it\u2019s unclear why the state-of-the-art tactical aircraft was deployed to the base.<strong> Some critics have speculated that it may be used to collect data on North Korea\u2019s military during the Games,<\/strong> which are set to begin Feb. 9.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/2018.01.17plane.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The plane, based at Arizona\u2019s Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the aircraft reportedly made its way to South Korea after stopping at Japan\u2019s Yokota Air Base.<\/p>\n<p>The US Airforce only has 14 of these advanced aircraft in its entire arsenal, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/sputniknews.com\/asia\/201801161060802832-us-air-force-sends-aircraft-to-korean-peninsula\/\">Sputnik<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The planes have <strong>recently been used to keep Daesh fighters from coordinating attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;If we can shut down or deny their communication,&#8221;<\/strong> Lt. Col. Chris Weaton of the Electronic Combat Squadron said in a statement,<strong> &#8220;then we are causing chaos.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An estimated four of the 13 EC-130Hs are operating in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Deploys Tactical Communications-Scrambling Plane To Korean Peninsula South Korea\u2019s deal to allow North Korean athletes and dignitaries to attend the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang appeared to ease tensions on the peninsula earlier this month. Still, it appears the US air force has been expanding its presence in South Korea. 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