UK Signs Support Pact To Keep Rivet Joint In Service To 2035

UK Boeing KC-135 Rivet Joint
Credit: Royal Air Force
LONDON—The UK and U.S. have agreed to extend the support arrangements to maintain the operation of the Royal Air Force’s Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft through 2035. Through a newly signed memorandum of understanding between the two governments, the UK has committed to...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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