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.

We’re used to hearing stuff and seeing images of fighter aircraft and bombers, but reconnaissance aircraft are much more discreet, and they don’t come out into the open all that often. Like, say, how ...

How does a 63-year-old airframe remain relevant in today's high-tech military? The TC-135W's story will surprise you.

April 17, 2023: Last month there was a major new development in Finland, which recently became a NATO member. That was significant because for nearly a century Finland has been neutral, a policy that ...

The U.S. Air Force intelligence aircraft have been using fake Mode-S codes, but this doesn’t give any real operational advantage. It just fuels some crazy conspiracy theory. On Sept. 7, 2020, a USAF ...

A Chinese SAC J-16 fighter flies in front of a USAF RC-135V Rivet Joint aircraft over the South China Sea on 26 May 2023. This is a screen-grab from a video of the incident. (US Department of Defense) ...

The U.S. military has begun examining whether its fleet of Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint and Navy EP-3 Aries signals intelligence aircraft should be bigger than currently planned, according to a ...

The Offutt-based RC-135 aircraft flying operational missions from RAF Mildenhall are expected to relocate three hours west by 2024. (Air Force) The U.S. Air Force’s Britain-based spy aircraft are ...

An undisclosed number of RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft have returned to Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, after floodwaters submerged part of the base this month. "Some of our aircraft have returned ...