Did A U.S. RC-135W Spy Plane Fly Over Taiwan?

According to ADS-B, An USN EP-3E Just entered #Taiwan airspace. It might be an intentional operation, or a signal error, when the military aircraft of the US, Chinese Mainland and Taiwan encountered nearby leading some chaos. pic.twitter.com/4f62Vi4qWp

— SCS Probing Initiative (@SCS_PI) August 14, 2020

Warzone/The Drive: Air Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over Taiwan 

The United States has also just approved three arms deals for Taiwan, one of which includes short-range ballistic missiles that can hit the mainland. 

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that an RC-135W Rivet Joint spy plane made a highly unusual flight over the northern end of the island of Taiwan earlier this week as part of an operational intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission. The United States has also just approved a new round of potential arms sales to the island's government, including short-range quasi-ballistic missiles capable of reaching the mainland. All of this follows a recent spate of threatening messaging from Beijing aimed at Taipei and its allies in Washington. 

Update: On Oct. 23, 2020, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Tony Wickman, the Director of Public Affairs for Pacific Air Forces, reached out to The War Zone to say that the original confirmation of the RC-135W flying over Northern Taiwan had been in error. 

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