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Royal Air Force Reconnaissance Aircraft Deploy for Baltic Surveillance Mission
The RAF is providing RC-135 Rivet Joint and P-8 Poseidon MRA1 aircraft from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target ...
RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Just Flew Unprecedented Mission Off Mexico
A U.S. Air Force RC-135V Rivet Joint conducted a highly unusual flight in the Gulf of California yesterday, between Mexico’s ...
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U.S. Air Force C-17s Might Soon Fly with Drag-Reducing Microvanes, Saving $14 Million in ...
Six aircraft have been modified for a six-month evaluation before the microvanes, small 3D-printed devices similar to thin blades, are installed across ...
5 Civil Aircraft That Serve (Or Could Serve) The US Military
Famously, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain (based on the ... It would not be an exaggeration to say the KC-135 is one of the most ...
KC-10 Extenders Still Fly For The US Military Even After The Air Force Retired Them
As an epilogue, Omega Air continues to refuel US aircraft with ex-Japan Airlines and Dutch KC-10 even after the Air Force ...
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US Spy Plane Buzzes Russia's Black Sea Red Line as Trump Takes Charge
The U.S. Air Force previously sent reconnaissance aircraft to the Black Sea from allied ... They belong to the service's family of RC-135 reconnaissance planes, a number of which are forward ...