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.

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 ...

Crew: Two pilots, one navigator, two airborne systems engineers, and a minimum of 10 electronic warfare officers (flight crew from 45th RS) and six or more mission area specialists The RC-135U ...