DASH-8 snooping off DPRK coast

www.thedrive.com...

It is a long article, and unlike what you usually read on The Drive, it doesn't have a lot of filler. Basically spotters and adsb trackers have been watching a former alleged CIA rendition plane that is now possibly looking for ships that don't transmit AIS. (Think of AIS as ADSB for ships.)

For the record, I don't think think plane was used in rendition. But it was used for some military or intelligence purpose during Gulf War II.

a reply to: gariac

Looking for ships busting sanctions or looking for a specific 'something'?
Interesting.

a reply to: butcherguy
Almost certainly the former. Sanction busting helps keep the pressure on. I would doubt they would be looking for a particular "something" openly with a Dash 8.

originally posted by: thebozeian
a reply to: butcherguy
Almost certainly the former. Sanction busting helps keep the pressure on. I would doubt they would be looking for a particular "something" openly with a Dash 8.

These white unmarked (other than registration) planes ARE how the US government snoops. It is just another version of hiding in plain sight.