Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the RC-135 Rivet, a special reconnaissance aircraft used to survey modern ...

A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept a US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance ... aircraft RC-135." The Russian state border was not violated by the US spy plane, the National ...

No violations of the Russian state border by the US spy planes were allowed ... on August 5 to intercept a US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance plane and a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol ...

The US is flying U-2 "Dragon Lady" spy planes on patrol missions around the southern ... David Allvin said Friday that U-2, RC-135, and remotely piloted aircraft — or drone — crews are providing ...