The United States has increased the number of spy planes deployed at a military hub in the Western Pacific Ocean used to collect intelligence on China, North Korea and Russia. The U.S. Pacific Air ...

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 ...

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.

A Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint has become the first allied aircraft to complete a full transit along NATO’s eastern border, from the southernmost point of Greece to the northernmost point of ...

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 ...