RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap
The RC-135 Combat Sent is back in action over the Black Sea thanks to a donor engine nacelle cover from the local KC-135 unit in England.
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The Air Force Blew It When It Decided Not To Give Its KC-135s Winglets 40 Years Ago
The KC-135 pioneered the winglet concept, but it never got them even after it was proven that they could save millions of gallons of gas every year.
Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)
The RC-135 Combat Sent slams down on the runway before its left wing dips dangerously low and the jet goes careening down the runway.
Did An RC-135 Spy Plane Really Make An Unprecedented Run At Chinese Airspace Near Taiwan?
Public flight tracking data showed the RC-135U spy plane very near Chinese airspace, but that info alone doesn’t tell the whole story.
Chasing Soviet Missiles In The Cobra Ball From A Desolate Rock In The Aleutian Islands
During the Cold War, RC-135 Cobra Ball missile test tracking jet crews sat alert at one of the most remote and inhospitable places on earth.
A Dozen Of The Most Unusual Variants Of The Ubiquitous KC-135 Family Of Aircraft
The KC-135A Stratotanker has been reworked into many different configurations, some of which are bizarre, to accomplish a dizzying array of missions.
U.S. Mulls Pulling Spy Planes From Britain, Not Basing F-35s There Over Huawei 5G Plans: Report
The United States says the Chinese firm’s work on the United Kingdom’s national 5G network is a major security risk.
Offutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable Aircraft
The base, which is the home of U.S. Strategic Command, has been ravaged by tornados and floods in recent years.
General Atomics Wants To Give Aerial Tankers Their Own Missile-Laden Loyal Wingmen Drones
General Atomics “Defender” drone concept is a potentially promising way to address the increasing vulnerability of Air Force tankers and other lumbering support aircraft.
Air Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”
The United States has stepped up aerial intelligence gathering around North Korea, including using a newly modified RC-135V Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft. This comes amid threats from the regime in Pyongyang to send the U.S. government a “Christmas gift,” very likely in the form of a long-range ballistic missile test.