RJ is named Rivet Joint, after its large, boxy panels that look haphazardly riveted on its otherwise aerodynamic body. The ...

The RC-135 model is based on the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter transport design. It is approximately 136 feet long, with a ...

The current RC-135 fleet is the latest iteration of modifications to this pool of -135 aircraft going back to 1962. Initially employed by Strategic Air Command to satisfy nationally tasked ...

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 ...

An air traffic controller in Bahrain gives the RC-135 crew directions toward the Qatari air base, which is less than 100 miles from Bahrain. The controller asks the crew if they have a flight ...

The “unsafe” intercept occurred on Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea.

From RAF Fairford, the USAF personnel - part of the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron and the 488th Intelligence Squadron - will provide the support mission for the RC-135 surveillance aircraft.

The North Korean military official pointed to the US strategic reconnaissance planes RC-135, U-2S and reconnaissance drone RQ-4B flying in North Korea’s airspace in turn for eight straight days ...