RC-135 Rivet Joint: British Surveillance Intensifies Monitoring of Kaliningrad and the Baltic Sea (X @RoyalAirForce) These flights, which occur routinely, are intended to monitor Russian forces ...

The aircraft is an extensively modified C-135. The Rivet Joint's modifications are primarily related to its on-board sensor suite, which allows the mission crew to detect, identify and geolocate ...

Between late January and early February, the U.S. conducted at least surveillance flights along the U.S.-Mexico border ...