Featured in Rivet JointBYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022ShareThis Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding UkraineMeet the fleet of intel-gathering planes that has been aloft over the Black Sea and Ukraine to keep tabs on Russian forces. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 28, 2021ShareU.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern UkraineThe JSTARS fleet may be heading towards retirement but it’s still providing critical intelligence near the world’s biggest flashpoints. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 28, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareRC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)One of America’s most capable surveillance aircraft is keeping close tabs on the Taliban as America’s military presence at Kabul’s airport grows. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareAir Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over TaiwanThe United States has also just approved three arms deals for Taiwan, one of which includes short-range ballistic missiles that can hit the mainland. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019ShareAir Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”The general said that he expects a North Korean test of a “long-range ballistic missile,” such as an ICBM, in the coming weeks. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2019ShareRC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New ModificationAn odd antenna installation has taken the place of a fairly recent satellite communications upgrade on one of the important signals intelligence jets. BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019ShareUSAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane NearbyAnother unidentified aircraft also flew a mysterious orbit in the southern end of the Strait shortly after the MC-130J left the area. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareAward Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage CrisisInformation from the Rivet Joint aircraft aided negotiations and helped avoid a more serious confrontation. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2019ShareOne of Saudi Arabia’s RE-3A Spy Planes Now Looks Just Like a U.S. Air Force RC-135The unique signals intelligence aircraft now has an elongated nose and other features that appear almost identical to the American Rivet Joint. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019ShareA U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)There appears to be some sort of large force exercise occurring over parts of Nevada and Utah. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2019ShareCIA Linked Plane Makes Brief Trip To Venezuela As American Diplomats EvacuateThe CIA flight comes amid other mysterious aerial activity in and around the country and concerns of an impending American intervention. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2019ShareThat USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Caribbean Spy Flight Was Far More Common Than Most ThinkThe sortie might have been related to the crisis in Venezuela, but the big intelligence gathering platforms fly many other missions in the region. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018ShareUSAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile LaunchThe swap meant the missile monitoring mission went ahead as planned, but it forced the service to delay another intelligence-gathering sortie. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017ShareUSAF’s Nuke Sniffing Plane Is Flying On A Mission Near The Arctic Right NowMore evidence that some sort of nuclear incident has occurred in the increasingly tense and strategic region. BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022ShareThis Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding UkraineMeet the fleet of intel-gathering planes that has been aloft over the Black Sea and Ukraine to keep tabs on Russian forces. BYThomas NewdickFeb 18, 2022Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 28, 2021ShareU.S. Air Force E-8 JSTARS Radar Jet Flies Rare Sortie Directly Over Eastern UkraineThe JSTARS fleet may be heading towards retirement but it’s still providing critical intelligence near the world’s biggest flashpoints. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayDec 28, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareRC-135W Rivet Joint Spy Plane Is Flying Orbits Over Kabul (Updated)One of America’s most capable surveillance aircraft is keeping close tabs on the Taliban as America’s military presence at Kabul’s airport grows. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareAir Force Confirms, Then Retracts Statement That One Of Its RC-135W Spy Planes Flew Over TaiwanThe United States has also just approved three arms deals for Taiwan, one of which includes short-range ballistic missiles that can hit the mainland. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019ShareAir Force General Says His Planes Are Keeping An Eye Out For North Korea’s “Christmas Gift”The general said that he expects a North Korean test of a “long-range ballistic missile,” such as an ICBM, in the coming weeks. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 17, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2019ShareRC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Emerges With Puzzling New ModificationAn odd antenna installation has taken the place of a fairly recent satellite communications upgrade on one of the important signals intelligence jets. BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019ShareUSAF MC-130J Spec Ops Transport Flies Through Taiwan Strait With U.S. Spy Plane NearbyAnother unidentified aircraft also flew a mysterious orbit in the southern end of the Strait shortly after the MC-130J left the area. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareAward Reveals USAF Rivet Joint Spied on Iranian Forces During 2016 Hostage CrisisInformation from the Rivet Joint aircraft aided negotiations and helped avoid a more serious confrontation. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2019ShareOne of Saudi Arabia’s RE-3A Spy Planes Now Looks Just Like a U.S. Air Force RC-135The unique signals intelligence aircraft now has an elongated nose and other features that appear almost identical to the American Rivet Joint. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 16, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019ShareA U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)There appears to be some sort of large force exercise occurring over parts of Nevada and Utah. BYTyler RogowayApr 9, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2019ShareCIA Linked Plane Makes Brief Trip To Venezuela As American Diplomats EvacuateThe CIA flight comes amid other mysterious aerial activity in and around the country and concerns of an impending American intervention. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 14, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2019ShareThat USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Caribbean Spy Flight Was Far More Common Than Most ThinkThe sortie might have been related to the crisis in Venezuela, but the big intelligence gathering platforms fly many other missions in the region. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018ShareUSAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile LaunchThe swap meant the missile monitoring mission went ahead as planned, but it forced the service to delay another intelligence-gathering sortie. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 17, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017ShareUSAF’s Nuke Sniffing Plane Is Flying On A Mission Near The Arctic Right NowMore evidence that some sort of nuclear incident has occurred in the increasingly tense and strategic region. BYTyler RogowayFeb 23, 2017Share
