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 ...

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 ...

Operationally, the RAF’s Rivet Joints have participated in missions worldwide, from counterterrorism in the Middle East to NATO exercises in Europe. With the United States possibly winding down its ...

“All Rivet Joint crews, all the missions, are at a demanding level. This was above and beyond,” said Hopkins, pilot of a crew that earned the O’Malley Award in 1990. Since the prize was first awarded ...

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 ...

The Weapons and Tactics Conference for U.S. Air Force weapons officers has produced new ideas about integrating the RC-135 Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft’s surveillance and reconnaissance ...