Us Rc-135w Spy Plane Flies From Uk Into Ukrainian Air Space

a u.s. the spy plane was seen flying over Ukrainian airspace on Saturday morning, local time, according to the flight tracking service. the RC-135w rivet joint is an airliner-sized intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft that was designed to gather telemetry and other electronic intelligence data. the reconnaissance aircraft provide national-level consumers with near real-time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination capabilities. the aircraft is an extensively modified c-135. the rivet joint’s modifications are primarily related to its onboard sensor suite, which allows the mission crew to detect, identify and geolocate signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum. the mission crew can then forward gathered information in a variety of formats to a wide range of consumers via rivet joint’s extensive communications suite.