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 ...

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.

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 — ...

An American reconnaissance aircraft kept tabs on movements behind the North Korean border on Monday as the United States launched its summertime military drills with allied forces in the South. Data ...

The UK's RC-135W Rivet Joint fleet has been operating at almost 200% of the normal tempo. (Crown Copyright) UK Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W Rivet Joint signals ...

American and British reconnaissance aircraft flew from England toward Russia, approaching the country from two sides on the same day, according to flight data. A Newsweek map shows the planes' route ...

NATO reconnaissance missions above the waters west of Russia-occupied Crimea continued this month, despite a recent warning from Moscow about the intensity of U.S. spy flights over the Black Sea. A ...

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 ...

This is the super-secret RAF Rivet Joint aircraft from Lincolnshire spying on the Russians in Ukraine. The RC-135W Rivet Joint – also known as Airseeker – has been patrolling the border of Ukraine and ...

A U.S. Air Force aircraft electronically impersonated a Malaysian plane while flying over the South China Sea this week. The RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft flew off China’s Hainan island ...

Russian fighter jets fired a missile near an unarmed British RAF plane over international waters, the Defence Secretary told the Commons on Thursday. Ben Wallace called the incident over the Black Sea ...

Planes landed at Offutt Air Force Base for the first time following an 18-month runway reconstruction that cost more than $200 million. An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance jet from the Offutt-based ...