The U.S. Air Force operates a fleet of spy aircraft for different types of reconnaissance missions and deploys them to overseas locations.

Recently released photos show a fleet of specialized United States military aircraft staged on a flight line, highlighting their capabilities for a wide range of intelligence-gathering missions. The ...

A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint, assigned to the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron, departs RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, ...

WASHINGTON -- A Chinese J-16 jet fighter flew directly in front of an American surveillance plane flying in international airspace over the South China Sea last Friday, forcing the U.S. Air Force ...

Decades after first entering service, the Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint remains a critical electronic intelligence-gathering capability for the USA, the UK and their allies, L3Harris Technologies says.

Since 1947, the men and women of the United States Air Force have been the fearless guardians of our skies, heroically maintaining order, stability, and ...

Swedish Air Force intercepts Russian Su-30 jets over the Baltic Sea, highlighting escalating aerial tensions within NATO's ...

A joint surveillance mission saw a French E-3F and a British RC-135 operating over the Black Sea supported by tankers and fighters from Belgium and France. Belgium, France and the UK conducted a ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory seeks input about ways groups of drones can function together without traditional means of ...