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 ...

NATO reconnaissance missions above the waters west of Russia-occupied Crimea continued this month, despite a recent warning from Moscow about the intensity of U.S. spy flights over the Black Sea. A ...

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 — ...

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We filmed a striking flypast at RIAT 2025 that highlighted the intelligence side of airpower. The aircraft shown is the Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint operated by the Usaf. Its mission focuses on signals ...

LONDON — The U.K. Royal Air Force and the U.S. Air Force are working on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will give the U.K. access to tankers equipped with refueling booms to support its fleet ...

The aircraft, No. 62-4139, is shown taking off from Offutt Air Force Base. An RC-135 Rivet Joint taxis for takeoff at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Offutt-based Rivet Joint crews have won the Gen.