Increased demand for RC-135V/W Rivet Joint spy plane sorties in the Pacific has led the U.S. Air Force to create a new unit in Alaska to help manage those operations. From Joint Base ...

This system has been used to precisely target Russian equipment and forces operating on the frontlines of Ukraine. It has been an active, albeit indirect, participant in the war on behalf of Ukraine.

The Russian Ministry Of Defense has released footage of a close encounter between Su-27 Flankers and RAF Rivet Joint with Typhoon escort. On Oct. 19, 2023, an RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence ...

April 17, 2023: Last month there was a major new development in Finland, which recently became a NATO member. That was significant because for nearly a century Finland has been neutral, a policy that ...

A Chinese SAC J-16 fighter flies in front of a USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint aircraft over the South China Sea on 26 May 2023. This is a screen-grab from a video of the incident. (US Department of Defense) ...

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Northrop Grumman will supply 30 high-accuracy LN-120G stellar navigation systems for U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft, the company announced Aug. 3. The LN-120G is a Global ...

A People’s Liberation Army J-16 Flanker multirole fighter performed an “unnecessarily aggressive” maneuver close to a U.S. Air Force RC-135 surveillance plane over the South China Sea recently, ...

An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance jet from the Offutt-based 55th Wing declared an emergency while operating over the Persian Gulf on Monday, Sept. 11. The aircraft made an early landing at its ...

The boeing rc 135 rivet joint soars over the airshow with a quiet but powerful presence. Known for its intelligence gathering role this aircraft rarely gets close public attention. Watching it glide ...

LONDON — The first RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence-gathering aircraft for the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) has been delivered to its main operating base at RAF Waddington. The aircraft — ZZ664 — ...