An American intelligence-gathering aircraft has operated off the coast of Crimea for the first time since the outbreak of the ...

A U.S. Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint conducted a highly unusual flight in the Gulf of California yesterday, between Mexico’s ...

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said on May 30, 2023, of China's unprofessional intercept of U.S. aircraft over the South China Sea: "The United States will continue to fly, sail, and operate—safely and ...

All Rivet Joint airframe and mission systems modifications are overseen by L-3 Communications (previously Raytheon), under the oversight of Air Force Materiel Command. The current RC-135 fleet is ...

Tracking data captured the US Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft taking off from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on Monday, flying southwest to California. The Rivet Joint ...

RC-135V Rivet Joint lands at Offutt Air Force Base in 2018. The same plane flew last week on a mission near Mexico's Baja California, sparking buzz on social media.

There are only two Combat Sent aircraft in the Air Force inventory and both are assigned to the 55th Wing at Offutt AFB, Neb. The RC-135U aircraft are manned by Air Combat Command crews from the ...

The mystery mission has sparked speculation from officials, with the aircraft hovering over the Mexican region of Sinaloa – a ...

The RAF is providing RC-135 Rivet Joint and P-8 Poseidon MRA1 aircraft from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target ...

The U.S. Air Force RC-135 is a family of reconnaissance airframes, which included the RC-135S Cobra Ball, the RC-135U Combat Sent, and the RC-135V Rivet Joint. These aircraft are deployed to Kadena ...