The two British aircraft flew a 12-hour mission along the border with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. In a rare mission, a Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W Rivet Joint electronic surveillance aircraft flew ...

One of the three Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft UK is buying from the U.S. as part of the Airseeker program has been flown in UK airspace by an RAF aircrew for the first time. The RC-135W is one of ...

A United Kingdom spy plane carried out a landmark flight along the western border of Russia earlier this month, which saw it complete a full transit of NATO's eastern flank. The aircraft was "the ...

An RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance jet from the Offutt-based 55th Wing declared an emergency while operating over the Persian Gulf on Monday, Sept. 11. The aircraft made an early landing at its ...

(Update: 10/24 5 p.m.) Pacific Air Forces say that contrary to previous statement, no U.S. aircraft flew over Taipei on Wednesday (Oct. 21). TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Multiple aircraft spotters on Friday ...

LONDON, May 28 (UPI) --A Rivet Joint RC-135W signals intelligence aircraft has been flown for the first time by Britain's Royal Air Force, the Ministry of Defense announced. The aircraft, one of three ...

An RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft was spotted over the sea off Ukraine at lunchtime on Friday. Britain budgeted £634 million on three KC-135R vessels which were converted into the a trio of RC-135Ws ...

American and British reconnaissance aircraft flew from England toward Russia, approaching the country from two sides on the same day, according to flight data. A Newsweek map shows the planes' route ...

A U.S. Air Force aircraft electronically impersonated a Malaysian plane while flying over the South China Sea this week. The RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft flew off China’s Hainan island ...