On Oct. 11, 2024, a Royal Air Force (RAF) RC-135W Rivet Joint belonging to 51 Squadron, based at RAF Waddington, the hub of the RAF‘s Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and ...

The unarmed RAF Rivet Joint RC-135W ‘nuke sniffer’ plane was on a routine patrol over the Black Sea, south of Crimea, on September 29 when it was tailed by two Russian Su-27 fighter jets.

The RAF RC-135W Rivet Joint 'soaks up' enemy communicationsCredit: RAF The RC-135W 'soaks up' enemy signals and is also known as a 'nuke sniffer' because of its capability to test the atmosphere ...

The RAF RC-135W soaks up enemy signals and is nicknamed the ‘nuke sniffer’ for its ability to also detect radiation. The four-engine jets are used by Britain to conduct electronic surveillance ...

The Government initially suspended patrols over the Black Sea in response, but they have now resumed with the RAF planes escorted by fighter jets. Mr Wallace said the unarmed RC-135W Rivet Joint ...

Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) denied Russian allegations that the RAF RC-135W surveillance aircraft had breached its borders over the Barents Sea. Moscow said it had scrambled a Russian ...

There was no violation of the Russian border." The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed this, saying an RAF RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft and its two Typhoon escorts were carrying out a ...

The RAF RC-135W soaks up enemy signals and is nicknamed the ‘nuke sniffer’ for its ability to also detect radiation. The four-engine jets are used by Britain to conduct electronic surveillance ...