U.K. Rivet Joint Safety Standards Could Be Loosened

LONDON — The U.K. defense ministry may waive its strengthened aviation safety standards in order to allow its newly purchased RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft to enter service. In its annual report, published at the beginning of April, the U.K. Military Aviation Authority (MAA)...

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