1210:, NE aborted takeoff on a routine training mission, when crewmembers observed smoke and flames coming from the aft galley. The aircraft commander aborted the takeoff at about 50 KIAS and the cockpit crew, electronic warfare officers, intelligence operators and in-flight maintenance techniciansβ27 individuals in allβevacuated the aircraft. Although there were no injuries, except for minor smoke inhalation, the ensuing fire damaged aircraft control and mission related systems. Total repair cost was estimated at $ 62.4 million US. The cause of the mishap was failure by L3 Communications depot maintenance personnel to tighten a retaining nut connecting a metal oxygen tube to a junction fitting above the galley. The resulting fire melted the retaining nut and caused the tubing to become detached, feeding even more oxygen to the fire, which increased in size and caused severe damage to the airframe, galley and mission equipment aboard the aircraft. The oxygen line system work, which was listed as the cause of this 2015 mishap, was carried out in August 2013.
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1147:, called "Rivet Amber", departed Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska for a ferry flight to Eielson Air Force Base. Although the purpose of this ferry flight is sometimes described as routine maintenance, the aircraft had encountered severe turbulence on its previous operational mission and had been cleared for a one-time flight to be checked for possible structural damage at the main operating base. "Rivet Amber" was the heaviest 135 series aircraft ever built. It was a highly sophisticated aircraft with a radar that weighed over 35,000 pounds. Under each wing were specialized pods housing a heat-exchanger (right wing) and an additional electrical generator (left wing). During the flight, all contact with 62-4137 was lost and the wreckage of the aircraft was never found.
537:) system. This system was characterized by the large 'cheek' pods on the forward fuselage containing the Automated ELINT Emitter Locating System (AEELS β not Side Looking Airborne Radar β SLAR, as often quoted), as well as numerous other antennae and a camera position in the refuelling pod area of the aft fuselage. The aircraft was crewed by two pilots, two navigators, numerous intelligence gathering specialists, inflight maintenance technicians and airborne linguists. When the RC-135C was fully deployed, SAC was able to retire its fleet of RB-47H Stratojets from active reconnaissance duties. All ten continue in active service as either RC-135V Rivet Joint or RC-135U Combat Sent platforms.
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1140:, called "Rivet Ball", was returning from an operational reconnaissance mission, when it landed at Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska in a snowstorm. The aircraft slid off the ice-covered runway and plunged into a 40-foot ravine. Later "Ball" aircraft were equipped with thrust-reversers on their TF-33 turbofan engines, but this aircraft had J-57 turbojet engines without reverse thrust capability. All eighteen crew members successfully evacuated the aircraft. The aircraft was written off as damaged beyond repair, but many components specific to the reconnaissance mission were salvaged for later use.
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EC-135B in 1985 following the crash of the former RC-135T 55β3121, which had been used as a trainer up to that point. Two TC-135Ws (62-4127 and 4129) serve as training aircraft, primarily for the Rivet Joint mission, but can provide some training capability for RC-135U Combat Sent crews. They carry considerably fewer antennas than the fully equipped aircraft, but are otherwise similar in appearance to other Rivet Joint aircraft.
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gear was removed and transferred to KC-135R 58β0126, resulting in 55-3121 assuming the role of trainer, a role which it fulfilled for the remainder of its operational existence. Externally the aircraft retained the 'hog nose' radome and some other external modifications. The aerial refueling boom and trapeze below the tail were removed, and it had no operational reconnaissance role.
1165:, Alaska. This one-time "Speed Light" aircraft had been re-engined with P&W TF-33 engines, but was at this time only used for proficiency training in landings and air refueling, not for operational reconnaissance missions, but was sometimes called "Rivet Dandy". The first two approaches were uneventful, but the crew apparently became disoriented and the third
550:, Alaska as part of the Office Boy Project. Serial numbers were 60β0356, 60β0357, and 60β0362. In 1963, the aircraft began operational missions. These three aircraft were ordered as KC-135A tankers, but delivered without refueling booms, and known as "falsie C-135As" pending the delivery of the first actual C-135A cargo aircraft in 1961.
1154:, called "Cobra Ball", crashed on final approach in bad weather to Shemya Air Force Base, Alaska on a flight from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The aircraft commander never established a proper glide path or descent rate on final and impacted the ground short of the runway. Of the twenty-four occupants of the aircraft, six were killed.
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forward fuselage, a single 'towel bar' antenna on the spine, teardrop antennas forward of the horizontal stabilizers on each side, and the trapeze-like structure in place of the refueling boom. The aircraft briefly carried nose art consisting of the Ford Cobra Jet cartoon cobra. It was later modified into an RC-135T Rivet Dandy.
1218:, more information was released regarding the incident. According to two U.S. defense officials, the Russian pilot had misinterpreted what a radar operator on the ground was saying to him and thought he had permission to fire. The pilot, who had locked on the British aircraft, fired, but the missile did not launch properly.
561:, Suffolk, UK. The RC-135D was also used in Southeast Asia during periods when the RC-135M (see below) was unavailable. In the late 1970s, with the expansion of the RC-135 fleet powered by TF33 turbofan engines, the RC-135Ds were converted into tankers, and remain in service as receiver-capable KC-135Rs.
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from 1966 to 1969. Its operations were performed in concert with the RC-135S Rivet Ball aircraft (see below). The radar system alone weighed over 35,000 pounds and cost over US$ 35 million (1960 dollars), making Rivet Amber both the heaviest C-135 derivative aircraft flying and the most expensive Air
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At least four KC-135A tankers were converted into makeshift reconnaissance platforms with no change of
Mission Design Series (MDS) designation. KC-135As 55β3121, 55β3127, 59β1465, and 59-1514 were modified beginning in 1961. That year the Soviet Union announced its intention to detonate a 100 megaton
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Russian SU-27s, one of which released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range. Russia claimed this was due to a technical malfunction, and acknowledged the incident took place over the Black Sea in
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January 2011, 51 Sqn personnel began training at Offutt for conversion to the RC-135. The first RC-135W (ZZ664) was delivered ahead of schedule to the Royal Air Force on 12 November 2013, for final approval and testing by the Defence Equipment and Support team prior to its release to service from
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militants in Iraq. The second aircraft was delivered seven months ahead of schedule in
September 2015, with over sixty improvements incorporated ranging from upgrades to the aircraft's mission systems to engine improvements providing increased fuel efficiency and durability. In due course, the first
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but they were a modified variant of the KC-135A then in production. They used the same Pratt & Whitney J57 turbojet engines as the tanker and carried cameras in a bay just aft of the nose wheel well where the forward fuel tank was normally located. They had no in-flight refueling system and they
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In 1971, KC-135T 55-3121 was modified to a RC-135T Rivet Dandy configuration. It was used to supplement the RC-135C/D/M fleet, then in short supply due to ongoing upgrades requiring airframes to be out of service. It operated under the
Burning Candy operational order. In 1973, the aircraft's SIGINT
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turbofans rather than the older J57s. These ten aircraft were delivered directly to Martin
Aircraft beginning in 1965 for installation of their operational electronics suite. By 1967, they emerged as RC-135Cs and all entered service that year. The refueling boom was not fitted and the boom operator
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The aircraft had ten large optically flat quartz windows for tracking cameras on the right side of the fuselage. Unlike any other RC-135S, Rivet Ball had a plexiglass dome mounted top-center on its fuselage for the Manual
Tracker position. It obtained the first photographic documentation of Soviet
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program. The three aircraft were 55β3121, 59β1465, and 59β1514. A fourth, serial no. 58β0126, was converted in 1969 to replace 1465, which crashed in 1967. Externally the aircraft had varied configurations throughout their careers, but generally they were distinguished by five "towel bar" antennas
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For many years, the RC-135V/W could be identified by the four large disc-capped
Multiple Communications Emitter Location System (MUCELS) antennas forward, four somewhat smaller blade antennae aft and myriad of smaller underside antennas. Baseline 8 Rivet Joints, in the 2000s, introduced the first
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In the early 1980s they were converted to tankers, with the designation KC-135D, of the same basic configuration as the KC-135A and later E, plus some remaining special mission equipment. Due to delays in reinstalling their original equipment, the RC-135As were the last of the entire C-135 series
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In 1969, KC-135R 55-3121 was modified by
Lockheed Air Services to the unique KC-135T configuration, under the Cobra Jaw program name. Externally distinguished by the 'hog nose' radome, the aircraft featured spinning "fang" receiver antennas below the nose radome, a large blade antenna above the
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Three aircraft are in service for crew training, and lack fully functional mission equipment. One TC-135S (62β4133) provides training capability for the Cobra Ball mission, and is distinguishable from combat-ready aircraft by the lack of cheeks on the forward fuselage. It was converted from an
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The first three aircraft retained the standard tanker nose radome, while 58-0126 was fitted with the 'hog nose' radome commonly associated with an RC-135. A trapeze-like structure in place of the refueling boom which was used to trail an aerodynamic shape housing a specialized receiver array,
1169:(MLS) approach was commenced some four miles (6.4 km) north of the prescribed MLS inbound course. The crew of three, two pilots and a navigator, were killed when the aircraft flew into the side of a mountain. The approach procedure being attempted was certified for a de Havilland Canada
647:, and later as an RC-135S reconnaissance platform with Strategic Air Command under project Wanda Belle. The name Rivet Ball was assigned in January 1967. The aircraft operated from Shemya AFB, Alaska. Along with most other RC-135 variants, the RC-135S had an elongated nose radome, housing an
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On the opposite wing, in the same location, was a podded heat exchanger to permit cooling of the massive electronic components on board the aircraft. This configuration has led to the mistaken impression that the aircraft had six engines. On 5 June 1969, Rivet Amber was lost at sea on a
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were used for photographic and surveying tasks. Although the RC-135A was the first designation in the RC-135 family, it was not the first RC-135 in service. That distinction belongs to the RC-135S, which began operational reconnaissance missions in 1961, followed by the RC-135D in 1962.
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Distinctly identified by the antenna arrays on the fuselage chin, tailcone, and wing tips, three RC-135C aircraft were converted to RC-135U (63-9792, 64β14847, & 64β14849) in the early 1970s. In 1978, 63-9792 was converted into a Rivet Joint. All aircraft remain in service based at
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operational name. All four aircraft were lost in accidents or converted to KC-135R tanker configurations. They are among the few KC-135 tankers equipped with an aerial refueling receptacle above the cockpit, a remnant of their service as intelligence gathering platforms.
892:, Project Helix was launched in August 2003 to study options for extending the life of the R1 out to 2025. In 2008, the option of switching to Rivet Joint was added to Helix, and the retirement of the R1 became inevitable when the MRA4 was cancelled under the UK's
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and Laos with the program name Combat Apple, originally
Burning Candy. There were six RC-135M aircraft, 62β4131, 62β4132, 62β4134, 62β4135, 62β4138 and 62β4139. All were later modified to and continue in active service as RC-135W Rivet Joints by the early 1980s.
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The RC-135Ds, originally designated KC-135A-II, were the first reconnaissance configured C-135s given the "R" MDS prefix designation, although they were not the first reconnaissance-tasked members of the C-135 family. In 1962, they were delivered to
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The United Kingdom bought three KC-135R aircraft for conversion to RC-135W Rivet Joint standard under the Airseeker project. Acquisition of the three aircraft was budgeted at Β£634m, with entry into service in October 2014. The aircraft formed
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Airseeker will receive the same upgrades. The aircraft will be air-to-air refuelled in service by USAF tankers based in Europe, as the UK does not operate boom-equipped refueling aircraft, and has no plans to adapt drogue-equipped aircraft.
324:. RC-135s have maintained a constant presence in Southwest Asia since the early 1990s. They were stalwarts of Cold War operations, with missions flown around the periphery of the USSR and its client states in Europe and around the world.
722:. In 1969, two aircraft were converted for Cobra Ball. Following the loss of an aircraft in 1981, another aircraft was converted in 1983. In 1995, the sole RC-135X was converted into an RC-135S to supplement the other aircraft.
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On some missions, a small wing-like structure housing sensors was fitted to each side of the forward fuselage, with a diagonal brace below it. With the loss of 59β1465, KC-135A 58-0126 was modified to this standard under the
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Rivet Ball was the predecessor program to Cobra Ball and was initiated with a single RC-135S (serial 59β1491, formerly a JKC-135A) on 31 December 1961. The aircraft first operated under the Nancy Rae project as an asset of
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colloquially known as a "blivet", on a wire was installed. This was reported to be used for "Briar Patch" and "Combat Lion" missions. There were four small optically flat windows on each side of the forward fuselage.
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The as-delivered version of the RC-135. The RC-135B was never used operationally, as it had no mission equipment installed by Boeing. The entire RC-135B production run of ten aircraft was delivered directly to
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program to the SPEED LIGHT BRAVO configuration in order to obtain intelligence information on the test. The success of the mission prompted conversion of additional aircraft for intelligence gathering duties.
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U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft were deployed numerous times to conduct reconnaissance missions around Poland and the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad during the
1199:. A MiG-29 came within 50 feet of the aircraft. Another locked onto it with fire control radar in preparation to conduct a shoot down. The RC-135S changed course towards Japan and landed at Kadena airbase.
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as part of the 1370th Photographic Mapping Wing. The mission was soon assumed by satellites, and the RC-135As were de-modified and used in various other roles, such as staff transport and crew training.
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All RC-135s are assigned to Air Combat Command. The RC-135 is permanently based at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, and operated by the 55th Wing, using various forward deployment locations worldwide.
248:, and an upgrade of the flight deck instrumentation and navigation systems to the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) standard. The AMP standard includes conversion from analog readouts to a digital
829:. The mission crew can then forward gathered information in a variety of formats to a wide range of consumers via Rivet Joint's extensive communications suite. The crew consists of the cockpit crew,
358:. This represents the longest unbroken presence of any aircraft in the Air Force inventory. During this time it has flown over 8,000 combat missions supporting air and ground forces of Operations
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The RC-135Bs were the last of the new aircraft built. All further reconnaissance variants that followed were modified aircraft, either from earlier RC-135 variants or from tankers and transports.
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major change to the external RC-135V/W configuration, replacing the MUCELS antennas with plain blade antennas. The configuration of smaller underside antennas was also changed significantly.
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flights at long range. The Cobra Ball monitors missile-associated signals and tracks missiles during boost and re-entry phases to provide reconnaissance for treaty verification and
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testing in the reentry phase. The power requirement for the phased array radar was enormous, necessitating an additional power supply. This took the form of a podded
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Cobra Eye was converted during the mid-to-late-1980s from a C-135B Telemetry/Range Instrumented Aircraft, serial number 62β4128, with the mission of tracking ICBM
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proliferation. The aircraft are extensively modified C-135Bs. The right wing and engines are traditionally painted black to reduce sun glare for tracking cameras.
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station was used as a camera bay for a KA-59 camera. Externally, the aircraft were distinguished by the large cheek antenna fairings on the forward fuselage.
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by the company. Many variants have been modified numerous times, resulting in a large variety of designations, configurations, and program names.
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airplane. Both the glide slope and missed approach flight path were too steep for an RC-135 aircraft. The wreckage was located on 2 August 1985.
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to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.
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officers, intelligence operators, and airborne systems maintenance personnel. All Rivet Joint
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2193:"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing RC-135T Rivet Dandy 55-3121 Valdez Municipal Airport, AK (VDZ)"
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along with the RAF's other ISTAR assets. They are expected to remain in service until 2045.
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2852:"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14848 Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF)"
2720:"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 59-1465 Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF)"
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phased-array radar system. Originally delivered as a C-135B, 62-4137 operated from
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2782:"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing RC-135S Cobra Ball II 61-2664 Shemya AFB, AK (SYA)"
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2751:"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing RC-135S Rivet Ball 59-1491 Shemya AFB, AK (SYA)"
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A Combat Sent aircraft in flight with its unique nose cone, wingtips, and tail
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delivered to the USAF. The Boeing model number for the RC-135A is 739-700.
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2419:"House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 18 Jan 2011 (pt 0004)"
2378:. National Audit Office. 15 October 2010. p. 24. Archived from
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938:. In 1993, it was converted into an additional RC-135S Cobra Ball.
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2581:"C-135 Variants Part Three by Jennings Heilig (Artwork, No Scale)"
2373:"Ministry of Defence β The Major Projects Report 2010 Appendix 2"
2346:"Ministry of Defence β The Major Projects Report 2012 Appendix 3"
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aircraft. When the time came to upgrade the maritime Nimrods to
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platform. Missions flown by the RC-135s are designated either
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1910:"US Aircraft Circle Kaliningrad for the Second Day in a Row"
1827:"RAF Rivet Joint on first operational deployment over Iraq"
1689:. Defense Security Cooperation Agency. 2008. Archived from
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turbofan engines, 22,000 lbf (98 kN) thrust each
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2813:"NORTH KOREA MIG'S INTERCEPT U.S. JET ON SPYING MISSION"
2316:"PICTURES: First RAF Rivet Joint aircraft arrives in UK"
2134:"RC-135S Cobra Ball β Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance"
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platform. Unlike the earlier variants, the RC-135Bs had
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An RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft in flight.
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2104:"C-135 Variants by Jennings Heilig (Artwork, No Scale)"
1436:
List of United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft
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Gibbons-Neff, Thomas; Schmitt, Eric (12 April 2023).
1774:. Defense Aerospace. 4 September 2015. Archived from
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There are three aircraft in service, assigned to the
439:. A testbed KC-135A (55β3127) was modified under the
32:"Boeing 739" redirects here. Not to be confused with
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1960s United States military reconnaissance aircraft
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United States General Defense Intelligence Programs
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1912:(in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Rytas. 9 September 2022.
837:and mission systems modifications are performed by
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1520:"Historical Perspective, Start of a PROUD MISSION"
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1133:. One of the five crew members aboard was killed.
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158:and modified by a number of companies, including
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2009:The KC-135 Stratotanker; More Than Just a Tanker
1933:
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1800:"First Rivet Joint aircraft delivered to the UK"
1491:"First Rivet Joint aircraft delivered to the UK"
3050:by Kingdon R. "King" Hawes, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.)
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1684:"United Kingdom RC-135V/W Rivet Joint Aircraft"
347:, using forward operating locations worldwide.
2225:. United States Air Force. 28 September 2007.
1969:
1967:
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1850:"RAF, USAF Work On Rivet Joint Refueling Deal"
1743:"British RC-135W Air Seeker Crews in Training"
1431:List of active United States military aircraft
809:The RC-135V/W is the USAF's standard airborne
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2397:"UK Yet To Confirm Nimrod SIGINT Replacement"
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1880:"U.S. military aircraft circling Kaliningrad"
1627:. Offutt Air Force Base. 2010. Archived from
1339:2,998 nmi (3,450 mi, 5,552 km)
671:Two Cobra Ball aircraft on the flightline at
2280:
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1802:. UK Ministry of Defence. 12 November 2013.
1716:"Nimrod R1 aircraft in final flight for RAF"
1585:"2008 USAF Almanac: Gallery of USAF Weapons"
802:An RC-135V Rivet Joint on final approach at
638:RC-135S Nancy Rae / Wanda Belle / Rivet Ball
2006:
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335:. The RC-135 fleet is permanently based at
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3024: β Federation of American Scientists
3011: β Federation of American Scientists
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1333:504 kn (580 mph, 933 km/h)
331:. Since 1992, they have been assigned to
327:Originally, all RC-135s were operated by
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2951:. Airforce Technology. 27 October 2020.
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1117:On 17 July 1967, a KC-135R Rivet Stand,
900:delayed its retirement until June 2011.
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29:Reconnaissance aircraft series by Boeing
2976:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
2949:"Boeing RC-135 Reconnaissance Aircraft"
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860:RC-135W Rivet Joint (Project Airseeker)
613:C-135B transports, and operated by the
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3313:Not to be confused with the unrelated
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2452:. Flight International. Archived from
2248:Richelson, Jeffrey T. (14 July 2015).
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1262:130 ft 10 in (39.88 m)
896:. The R1's involvement over Libya in
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2955:from the original on 13 January 2016
2895:from the original on 20 October 2022
2881:Wintour, Patrick (20 October 2022).
2730:from the original on 3 February 2019
2326:from the original on 22 January 2016
2203:from the original on 3 February 2019
2047:from the original on 5 November 2013
1985:from the original on 5 February 2019
1916:from the original on 22 October 2022
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1274:2,433 sq ft (226.0 m)
1256:136 ft 3 in (41.53 m)
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473:
402:Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
117:32 total airframes in all iterations
2487:from the original on 8 January 2024
2314:Perry, Dominic (12 November 2013).
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1890:from the original on 7 January 2024
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1268:41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
1244:2 pilots, 2 navigator (flight crew)
1157:On 25 February 1985, USAF RC-135T,
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2254:. Avalon Publishing. p. 235.
2190:
2155:"Air Force Magazine, October 2008"
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1937:
1825:Stevenson, Beth (21 August 2014).
1553:. US Warplanes.net. Archived from
1536:
1471:from the original on 25 March 2010
1465:"UK approves Rivet Joint purchase"
1136:On 13 January 1969, USAF RC-135S,
790:officers, and 6 area specialists.
354:, dating back to the beginning of
25:
5781:
3041:The RB-47 & RC-135 in Vietnam
3028:
2695:. Royal Air Force. Archived from
2669:. Royal Air Force. Archived from
2643:. Royal Air Force. Archived from
2611:"Airseeker (RC-135W Rivet Joint)"
2591:from the original on 4 March 2016
2568:Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide
2293:"RC-135V/W Rivet Joint factsheet"
2167:from the original on 4 March 2016
2114:from the original on 3 March 2016
1741:Dorr, Robert F. (22 April 2011).
1308:322,500 lb (146,284 kg)
1302:297,000 lb (134,717 kg)
448:KC-135R Rivet Stand / Rivet Quick
2792:from the original on 18 May 2016
2761:from the original on 18 May 2016
2621:from the original on 11 May 2018
2475:Chuter, Andrew (22 April 2016).
2448:Hoyle, Craig (14 January 2011).
1950:from the original on 28 May 2023
1722:from the original on 1 July 2011
1376:
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1296:124,000 lb (56,245 kg)
1202:On 30 April 2015, USAF RC-135V,
1150:On 15 March 1981, USAF RC-135S,
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541:RC-135D Office Boy / Rivet Brass
422:KC-135A Reconnaissance Platforms
411:2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine
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2506:Allison, George (8 June 2017).
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2251:The U.S. Intelligence Community
2241:
2223:"RC-135U Combat Sent factsheet"
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2007:Hopkins III, Robert S. (1997).
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1625:"RJs hit 8,000 missions in AOR"
1351:4,900 ft/min (25 m/s)
2811:Schmitt, Eric (4 March 2003).
2011:. Midland Publishing Limited.
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1463:Hoyle, Craig (22 March 2010).
1345:50,000 ft (15,000 m)
1316:CFM International F-108-CF-201
1143:On 5 June 1969, USAF RC-135E,
1038:338th Combat Training Squadron
738:, Okinawa, the 305th AREFW at
565:RC-135E Lisa Ann / Rivet Amber
13:
1:
1848:Osborne, Tony (5 July 2013).
1441:
1195:intercepted a RC-135S in the
1099:(Operational Conversion Unit)
845:, under the oversight of the
1043:343d Reconnaissance Squadron
1024:95th Reconnaissance Squadron
1005:45th Reconnaissance Squadron
1000:38th Reconnaissance Squadron
950:
704:45th Reconnaissance Squadron
7:
3035:Rivet Joint page on FAS.org
2401:Aviation International News
1940:"C-135 Variants - Part Two"
1355:
1010:82d Reconnaissance Squadron
778:, and training simulators.
615:82d Reconnaissance Squadron
416:
244:(F108) engines used on the
10:
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2423:publications.parliament.uk
1655:publications.parliament.uk
1583:Young, Susan H.H. (2008).
1121:, crashed on takeoff from
847:Air Force Materiel Command
511:
482:
385:In March 2010 the British
274:Operation El Dorado Canyon
246:KC-135R and T Stratotanker
211:Boeing RB-50 Superfortress
31:
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3048:"A Tale of Two Airplanes"
2295:. United States Air Force
1745:. Defense Media Network.
941:
693:theater ballistic missile
645:Air Force Systems Command
557:, Oxfordshire, and later
139:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
134:
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5745:Boeing military aircraft
1467:. Flight International.
1167:Microwave Landing System
1163:Valdez Municipal Airport
827:electromagnetic spectrum
657:Multiple Reentry vehicle
611:Military Airlift Command
575:Shemya Air Force Station
242:CFM International CFM-56
231:Pratt & Whitney TF33
3293:Accidents and incidents
2980:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
1419:WC-135 Constant Phoenix
1235:General characteristics
1230:USAF RC-135 Data Sheet
1223:Specifications (RC-135)
1112:Accidents and incidents
972:United States Air Force
909:United States Air Force
868:A British RC-135W, 2018
825:signals throughout the
776:anti-radiation missiles
768:radar warning receivers
223:Boeing RB-47H Stratojet
180:United States Air Force
152:reconnaissance aircraft
103:United States Air Force
68:Reconnaissance aircraft
3357:aircraft model numbers
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548:Eielson Air Force Base
205:Design and development
5643:Boeing Customer Codes
3143:Military designations
2090:, Schiffer Publishing
1837:on 26 September 2020.
1718:. BBC. 28 June 2011.
1392:Strategic Air Command
1370:United Kingdom portal
1216:classified data leaks
1180:On 3 March 2003, two
1123:Offutt Air Force Base
1105:(Test and Evaluation)
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801:
794:RC-135V/W Rivet Joint
784:Offutt Air Force Base
761:
708:Offutt Air Force Base
673:Offutt Air Force Base
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497:Forbes Air Force Base
489:Turner Air Force Base
337:Offutt Air Force Base
329:Strategic Air Command
282:Operation Urgent Fury
262:Strategic Air Command
150:is a family of large
85:L3Harris Technologies
5755:Signals intelligence
3060:"RC-135 Rivet Joint"
3020:6 March 2016 at the
2699:on 10 September 2015
2615:Official RAF Website
2548:on 14 September 2016
2358:on 19 December 2013.
1525:12 June 2014 at the
714:in conjunction with
627:signals intelligence
429:thermonuclear device
343:and operated by the
290:Operation Just Cause
2856:aviation-safety.net
2786:aviation-safety.net
2755:aviation-safety.net
2724:aviation-safety.net
2385:on 5 November 2013.
2197:aviation-safety.net
2076:on 23 October 2005.
2041:aviation-safety.net
1886:. 13 October 2022.
1860:on 26 November 2015
1780:on 26 November 2015
1409:KC-135 Stratotanker
1398:Related development
1306:Max takeoff weight:
1206:, operating out of
894:2010 defence review
875:No. 51 Squadron RAF
754:RC-135U Combat Sent
726:RC-135T Rivet Dandy
712:Kamchatka peninsula
651:receiving antenna.
387:Ministry of Defence
256:Operational history
59:General information
2920:The New York Times
2817:The New York Times
2512:UK Defence Journal
2456:on 19 January 2011
2403:. 20 August 2009.
1938:Heilig, Jennings.
1592:AIR FORCE Magazine
1557:on 5 February 2013
1404:C-135 Stratolifter
977:Air Combat Command
905:L-3 Communications
870:
839:L-3 Communications
831:electronic warfare
807:
788:electronic warfare
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681:RC-135S Cobra Ball
677:
663:RC-135S Cobra Ball
605:RC-135M Rivet Card
333:Air Combat Command
191:C-135 Stratolifter
178:, and used by the
5770:Low-wing aircraft
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2974:Lednicer, David.
2585:www.clubhyper.com
2261:978-0-8133-4919-0
2108:www.clubhyper.com
2018:978-1-85780-069-2
1286:BAC 310/311/312;
926:RC-135X Cobra Eye
843:Greenville, Texas
689:ballistic missile
675:, Nebraska, 2001.
587:ballistic missile
555:RAF Upper Heyford
474:KC-135T Cobra Jaw
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127:Introduction date
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2835:22 February
2330:18 December
2086:Don Logan,
1884:Mirage News
1864:26 November
1810:14 November
1784:26 November
1609:15 February
1561:17 December
1324:Performance
1312:Powerplant:
1074:No. 1 Group
877:, based at
740:Grissom AFB
619:Vietnam War
617:during the
467:Rivet Quick
454:Rivet Stand
266:Vietnam War
5739:Categories
5724:Cobra Mist
5719:Cobra King
5714:Cobra Judy
5699:Cobra Dane
5694:Cobra Ball
4582:345-2/4/31
3298:In fiction
3009:Cobra Ball
2899:20 October
2866:2 February
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2734:2 February
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2460:21 January
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1989:2 February
1954:2 February
1920:22 October
1894:22 October
1665:2 February
1505:2 February
1475:21 January
1442:References
1272:Wing area:
1208:Offutt AFB
987:Offutt AFB
819:Misty Wind
774:, decoys,
720:Cobra Judy
716:Cobra Dane
523:Big Safari
441:Big Safari
437:Tsar Bomba
395:Offutt AFB
82:(airframe)
5709:Cobra Jaw
5704:Cobra Eye
3303:Operators
3269:SAM 27000
3262:SAM 26000
2928:0362-4331
2825:0362-4331
2538:"Lexicon"
2272:30 August
1975:"Raven-1"
1447:Citations
1260:Wingspan:
1248:Capacity:
1228:Data from
1084:, England
983:55th Wing
951:Operators
930:The sole
886:Nimrod R1
823:geolocate
804:Kadena AB
736:Kadena AB
706:based at
700:55th Wing
629:over the
623:Kadena AB
391:Nimrod R1
345:55th Wing
199:Model 739
195:Model 717
172:E-Systems
154:built by
5765:Quadjets
5574:Missiles
5407:717 (II)
3363:Aircraft
3018:Archived
2990:16 April
2984:Archived
2953:Archived
2893:Archived
2860:Archived
2829:Archived
2790:Archived
2759:Archived
2728:Archived
2703:23 March
2677:23 March
2651:21 April
2619:Archived
2589:Archived
2491:23 April
2485:Archived
2427:Archived
2405:Archived
2324:Archived
2266:Archived
2227:Archived
2201:Archived
2162:Archived
2112:Archived
2045:Archived
1983:Archived
1948:Archived
1914:Archived
1888:Archived
1804:Archived
1747:Archived
1720:Archived
1700:15 March
1659:Archived
1600:Archived
1551:"KC-135"
1523:Archived
1499:Archived
1469:Archived
1356:See also
1204:64-14848
1127:Nebraska
991:Nebraska
912:KC-135Rs
835:airframe
417:Variants
341:Nebraska
164:Lockheed
5620:Vessels
5432:Classic
5395:717 (I)
3065:YouTube
2570:, 2000.
2542:fas.org
2522:12 June
2299:5 March
2233:10 July
2139:21 July
1753:13 July
1726:13 July
1290:BAC 313
1279:Airfoil
1266:Height:
1254:Length:
1188:of the
1159:55-3121
1152:61-2664
1145:62-4137
1138:59-1491
1119:59-1465
1032:England
932:RC-135X
512:RC-135B
493:Georgia
483:RC-135A
294:Balkans
278:Grenada
122:History
18:RC-135V
5336:853-21
4696:367-80
3355:Boeing
3286:Topics
3207:KC-137
3202:EC-137
3197:CC-137
3185:WC-135
3180:RC-135
3175:OC-135
3170:NC-135
3165:KC-135
3160:EC-135
3119:367-80
3106:family
3101:Boeing
2933:11 May
2926:
2823:
2625:10 May
2258:
2171:4 June
2015:
1495:GOV.UK
1337:Range:
1186:MiG-23
1182:MiG-29
1057:
962:
942:TC-135
920:UK MAA
811:SIGINT
649:S band
579:Alaska
501:Kansas
304:, and
292:, the
286:Panama
268:, the
227:SIGINT
174:, and
156:Boeing
94:Active
91:Status
80:Boeing
42:RC-135
5636:Other
5481:-4G4F
5471:-2G4B
5447:-800A
5442:-700W
3192:C-137
3155:C-135
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1193:KPAAF
1171:DHC-7
1018:Japan
683:is a
621:from
535:ELINT
5529:2707
5500:-2G4
5476:-400
5427:-253
5388:-020
5376:2020
5371:2000
5366:1080
5361:1074
5356:1046
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3150:C-18
2992:2019
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2868:2019
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