Thursday 16 January 2014

Trip Report Japan - Kadena AB RODN/DNA Part 6

The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and used by the United States Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities. Based on the C-135 Stratolifter airframe, various types of RC-135s have been in service since 1961.

RC-135V/W Rivet Joint
The RC-135V/W is the USAF's standard airborne SIGINT platform. Its sensor suite allows the mission crew to detect, identify and geolocate signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. 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.
64-4841 RC-135V Rivet Joint at Kadena AB.

64-4841 RC-135V Rivet Joint at Kadena AB.

64-4841 RC-135V Rivet Joint at Kadena AB.

64-4841 RC-135V Rivet Joint at Kadena AB.

62-4126 RC-135W Rivet Joint at Kadena AB.

62-4126 RC-135W Rivet Joint at Kadena AB.

62-4126 RC-135W Rivet Joint at Kadena AB.

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