This system has been used to precisely target Russian equipment and forces operating on the frontlines of Ukraine. It has been an active, albeit indirect, participant in the war on behalf of Ukraine.

Increased demand for RC-135V/W Rivet Joint spy plane sorties in the Pacific has led the U.S. Air Force to create a new unit in Alaska to help manage those operations. From Joint Base ...

The boeing rc 135 rivet joint soars over the airshow with a quiet but powerful presence. Known for its intelligence gathering ...

LONDON — The first RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence-gathering aircraft for the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) has been delivered to its main operating base at RAF Waddington. The aircraft — ZZ664 — ...

A U.K. Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint today conducted a very unusual sortie inside Moldovan airspace, while other surveillance aircraft patrolled on the Romanian side of the border. These flights ...

The RAF is providing RC-135 Rivet Joint and P-8 Poseidon MRA1 aircraft from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force to assist NATO operation Baltic Sentry.

A United Kingdom spy plane carried out a landmark flight along the western border of Russia earlier this month, which saw it complete a full transit of NATO's eastern flank. The aircraft was "the ...

The U.K. Royal Air Force has put its new RC-135W Rivet Joint into action for the first time. The aircraft, which was quietly forward-deployed in July, is supporting Operation Shader, the U.K.’s ...

A file photo of a USAF RC-135W Rivet Joint SIGINT aircraft of the type that flew the length of the Finnish-Russian border on 23 March. (USAF) Finland is to allow intelligence, surveillance, and ...

The Russian Ministry Of Defense has released footage of a close encounter between Su-27 Flankers and RAF Rivet Joint with Typhoon escort. On Oct. 19, 2023, an RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence ...

An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance jet from the Offutt-based 55th Wing declared an emergency while operating over the Persian Gulf on Monday, Sept. 11. The aircraft made an early landing at its ...