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The US Air Force has stood up a new detachment at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to meeting growing demand for RC-135V/W Rivet Joint sorties.

RC-135 Rivet Joint Spy Flights From Alaska To Grow Thanks To New Unit

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 26 7:54 PM EDT
RC135 Moldova Ukraine

RC-135 Surveillance Jet Flies Unprecedented Mission Over Moldova

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 1 3:34 PM EDT
J-16 RC-135 INTERCEPT

Chinese J-16 Seen ‘Head Butting’ U.S. RC-135 In Cockpit Video

By Thomas Newdick
May 30 5:27 PM EDT
Su-27 Flanker

Malfunctioning Russian Missile May Have Saved RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 13 4:16 PM EDT
RC-135 Finland

U.S. RC-135 Surveillance Jet Has Flown Unprecedented Mission Over Finland (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Mar 23 6:19 PM EDT
Su-27 Flanker

Russian Su-27 Released Missile During Intercept Of British RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick
Oct 20 12:20 PM EDT
A US Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence aircraft photographed at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese Island of Okinawa in 2009.

U.S. RC-135U Spy Plane Just Surveilled China’s Strategic Southern Coast

By Joseph Trevithick
Jun 6 6:21 PM EDT
RC-135S Satan Missile Formation

RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 20 5:14 PM EDT
RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap

RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 22 8:14 PM EDT
Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 20 1:10 PM EDT
RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)

RC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 17 4:20 PM EDT
France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

France Carries Out Unusual Ballistic Missile Test As American Spy Plane Looks On

By Joseph Trevithick
Apr 28 1:58 PM EDT
Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?

By Thomas Newdick
Mar 22 5:51 PM EDT
Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands

Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands

By Robert Hopkins
Dec 16 12:30 PM EST
Air Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over Taiwan

Air Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over Taiwan

By Joseph Trevithick
Oct 23 10:32 AM EDT
American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)

American Surveillance Aircraft Have Been Flooding Into The Airspace South Of Taiwan (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick
Jul 10 4:41 PM EDT