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 ...
The current RC-135S aircraft trace their lineage to C-135 aircraft originally modified in 1961 and operated in 24-hour alert status out of Shemya AFB, Alaska. In 1994, all RC-135S aircraft and ...
RC-135 Rivet Joint: British Surveillance Intensifies ... and the visibility of the aircraft is intentional, so both the public and Russia are aware of its presence. The Royal Air Force highlights ...
Between late January and early February, the U.S. conducted at least surveillance flights along the U.S.-Mexico border ...
The incident, which involved a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet and a U.S. air force RC-135 aircraft, took place on Dec. 21, the U.S. military said in a statement. "We expect all countries in the ...