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At least 20 U.S. Air Force tanker aircraft, 10 KC-46s and an equal number of KC-135s, supported the first day of the latest Bamboo Eagle exercise off the California Coast, according to online flight tracking data.
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Tankers Flood Airspace Off The California Coast For China-Focused Air Combat Exercise

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 11, 2025

Rivet joint flew off Mexico.
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RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Jet Just Flew Unprecedented Mission Off Mexico

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 4, 2025

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.
Air

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 26, 2023

RC135 Moldova Ukraine
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RC-135 Surveillance Jet Flies Unprecedented Mission Over Moldova

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 1, 2023

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 30, 2023

Su-27 Flanker
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Malfunctioning Russian Missile May Have Saved RC-135 Spy Plane

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 23, 2023

Su-27 Flanker
News & Features

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 20, 2022

A US Air Force RC-135U Combat Sent electronic intelligence aircraft photographed at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese Island of Okinawa in 2009.
News & Features

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 6, 2022

RC-135S Satan Missile Formation
Air

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Apr 20, 2022

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 23, 2021

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

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 20, 2021

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 17, 2021

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 28, 2021

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

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

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 22, 2021

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

By Robert Hopkins

Updated on Dec 16, 2020