U.K. Rivet Joint Finally Flies

A version of this article appears in the June 9 edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology. The U.K. Royal Air Force has finally begun training sorties with its first RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence-gathering aircraft, seven months after it was delivered. The first flight with a British crew in...
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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