11/28/2023 0 Comments Rivet joint airplane![]() Its sensors ‘soak up’ electronic emissions from communications, radar and other systems. In an official brief description of the aircraft, the MoD says: "RC-135W Rivet Joint is a dedicated electronic surveillance aircraft that can be employed in all theatres on strategic and tactical missions. They allow the crew of more than 20 intelligence specialists to map out Russian movements and communications to feed back to more defence analysts at the Ministry of Defence. Russian nuclear submarines were sent into north Atlantic by Putin.Roman Abramovich suffered poisoning at peace talks, spokesperson says.The US has 17 of the aircraft which are based on original airline designs from the 1950s.īut today the aircraft are stacked with some of the world’s most sensitive and classified, state-of-the-art intelligence gathering equipment. The aircraft is also a potent reminder to Russia that NATO is actively monitoring the conflict in the Ukraine.Īnother Rivet Joint operated by the United States Air Force and based at Mildenhall in Cambridgeshire has also been flying in the area. It is not unusual for the aircraft to be visible on radar tracks and NATO does not keep its presence secret. The route of the RAF Rivet Joint on Monday from the coast of Lincolnshire to the Polish border with Ukraine (Image: ) ![]() The aircraft could be seen flying around 50-miles from the Ukraine Poland border on Monday, it’s route being followed by thousands of online viewers. The Ministry of Defence says it is designed to capture electronic “emissions” from communications equipment and radar. The Rivet Joint is one of three based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.įlying a ‘racetrack’ pattern at more than 30,000ft and 470mph, on the Polish border, as close as any western aircraft comes to the conflict in Ukraine, its equipment is highly classified. Read more: Putin boasts that he could attack six capitals in 48-hours It is believed to be used by NATO to track the war in Ukraine and in particular gather intelligence about Russian forces and tactics attacking Ukraine. The RC-135W Rivet Joint – also known as Airseeker – has been patrolling the border of Ukraine and Belarus, an ally of Vladimir Putin's Russia, from Polish airspace. This is the super-secret RAF Rivet Joint aircraft from Lincolnshire spying on the Russians in Ukraine.
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