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.

The Boeing RC-135RJ is named Rivet Joint, after its large, boxy panels that look haphazardly riveted on its otherwise aerodynamic body. The Rivet Joint started life as a version of the Boeing 707 ...

The RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft supports theater and national level consumers with near real time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.

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

O n Tuesday, January 14, a British-owned Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint was observed circling the Kaliningrad Oblast, and its route could be tracked via the Flightradar24 service. These reconnaissance ...