US to deploy spy aircraft to South Korea

The US will send a high-flying J-STARS (joint surveillance and target attack system) aircraft to the South to detect potential attacks by the North during the forum, which hosts 50 world leaders, including the US President Barack Obama.

“Military readiness will be maintained at the highest level to guard against potential attacks via land, sea and the air as well as cyber attacks,” an unnamed South Korean military official said.

The J-STARS spy plane tracks ground vehicles, collects imagery and relays tactical pictures to ground and air theater commanders.

The military aircraft will also track movements of surface-to-surface missiles, artillery and troop movements in the North if mobilized.

The aircraft was used in a huge US-South joint military drill held in November 2010.

Seoul says the March 26-27 summit will focus on ways to safeguard atomic material worldwide and prevent acts of nuclear terrorism. Pyongyang, however, has denounced the event as an “unsavory burlesque.”

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