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Boeing RC-135

An RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft moves into position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker for aerial refueling.
Aircraft Type
NameRC-135
RoleReconnaissance aircraft
ManufacturerBoeing
Statusactive
Primary userUnited States Air Force
Royal Air Force (ordered)
Number built32 total airframes in all iterations
Developed fromC-135 Stratolifter

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The Boeing RC-135 is a large family of reconnaissance aircraft 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. Many variants have been modified numerous times, resulting in a large variety of designations, configurations, and program names.


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