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English: Image shows an RAF Rivet Joint RC-135W signals intelligence aircraft taking off from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.

The RC-135W Rivet Joint is a large, all-weather electronic surveillance aircraft based on the C-135 airframe.

The Royal Air Force has purchased three RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft, currently being converted from KC-135R Stratotanker airframes to RC-135W standard at the L3 Communications facility in Greenville, Texas. The first aircraft is due for delivery in late 2013, with the final delivery expected in 2017.

A programme of continual upgrades has kept the USAF RC-135 fleet at the cutting edge of technology and relevant capability. The three RAF aircraft will continue to benefit from the upgrade programme in turn with USAF aircraft.

The RC-135W Rivet Joint is equipped with a variety of sensors, allowing its multi- disciplined crew to intercept and exploit emissions across the electromagnetic spectrum, providing both strategic and tactical level intelligence.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: WAD-OFF-140523-0304-0043
  • Keywords: RAF Waddington, Royal Air Force, RAF, Equipment, Aircraft, Intelligence and surveillance, RC-135W Rivet Joint, KC-135R, Airborne intelligence , ISTAR, 51 Squadron, Airseeker
  • Country: UK
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Author Sgt Si Pugsley RAF
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