![]() The first aircraft was delivered in 2013, the second in 2015, and the third is expected in 2017. All of these three aircraft first flew in 1964. UK crews have already achieved in excess of 32,000 flying hours and 1800 sorties as part of the US 55th Reconnaissance Wing. The United Kingdom ordered former US Air Force KC-135R aircraft for conversion to RC-135W Rivet Joint standard. ![]() Since 2011, the RAF's 51 Squadron have been training and operating alongside their USAF colleagues in preparation for the UK aircraft entering service in late 2014. The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies, including General Dynamics, Lockheed, LTV, E-Systems, and 元 Technologies, and used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater. That means they’re the ultimate flying wireless snoops, listening in on radio traffic from 150. Pictured here: RIVET JOINT Landing at RAF WaddingtonFIRST BRITISH RIVET JOINT AIRCRAFT DELIVERED TO THE UKThe first three RIVET JOINT signals intelligence aircraft has been delivered to the UK ahead of its entry into service with the RAF next year.The aircraft will form part of project AIRSEEKER, which will provide the UK with a world class capability able to provide real time on scene intelligence, surveillance and analysis to forces in the air and on the ground.The Boeing RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT system has a proven track record, having been used by the United Stated Air Force for many years. An RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft in flight. The seventeen RC-135U and W Rivet Joint aircraft are specialized in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT).
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