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'''RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT''' aircraft are extensively modified C-135 transports that provide near-real-time [[signals intelligence]] and probably [[measurement and | {{subpages}} | ||
'''RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT''' aircraft are extensively modified C-135 transports that provide near-real-time [[signals intelligence]] (SIGINT) and probably [[measurement and signature intelligence]] (MASINT) to theater and national consumers.<ref name=AFlinkRC135RJ>{{citation | |||
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| title = RC=135V/W RIVET JOINT}}</ref> They are operated by [[United States Strategic Command]] (USSOCOM), as part of the Joint Force Component for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, a joint operation with the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. | | title = RC=135V/W RIVET JOINT}}</ref> They are operated by [[United States Strategic Command]] (USSOCOM), as part of the Joint Force Component for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, a joint operation with the [[Defense Intelligence Agency]]. | ||
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==General Characteristics== | ==General Characteristics== | ||
*Primary Function: Reconnaissance | *Primary Function: Reconnaissance | ||
*Contractor: L-3 Communications | *Contractor: L-3 Communications | ||
*Power Plant: Four CFM International F108-CF-201 high bypass turbofan engines | *Power Plant: Four CFM International F108-CF-201 high bypass turbofan engines | ||
*Thrust: 21,600 pounds each engine | *Thrust: 21,600 pounds each engine | ||
*Wingspan: 131 feet (39.9 meters) | *Wingspan: 131 feet (39.9 meters) | ||
*Length: 135 feet (41.1 meters) | *Length: 135 feet (41.1 meters) | ||
*Height: 42 feet (12.8 meters) | *Height: 42 feet (12.8 meters) | ||
Weight: 173,000 pounds (78,743 kilograms) | |||
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 297,000 pounds (133,633 kilograms) | *Weight: 173,000 pounds (78,743 kilograms) | ||
Fuel Capacity: 130,000 pounds (58,967 kilograms) | |||
Speed: 500+ miles per hour (Mach.66) | *Maximum Takeoff Weight: 297,000 pounds (133,633 kilograms) | ||
Range: 3,900 miles (6,500 kilometers) | |||
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters) | *Fuel Capacity: 130,000 pounds (58,967 kilograms) | ||
Crew: (flight crew) five (augmented) - three pilots, two navigators; (mission flight crew) 21-27, depending on mission requirements, minimum consisting of three electronic warfare officers, 14 intelligence operators and four inflight/airborne maintenance technicians | |||
Unit Cost: unavailable | *Speed: 500+ miles per hour (Mach.66) | ||
Initial operating capability: January 1964 | |||
Inventory: Active force, 13; Reserve, 0; Guard, 0 | *Range: 3,900 miles (6,500 kilometers) | ||
*Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters) | |||
*Crew: (flight crew) five (augmented) - three pilots, two navigators; (mission flight crew) 21-27, depending on mission requirements, minimum consisting of three electronic warfare officers, 14 intelligence operators and four inflight/airborne maintenance technicians | |||
*Unit Cost: unavailable | |||
*Initial operating capability: January 1964 | |||
*Inventory: Active force, 13; Reserve, 0; Guard, 0 | |||
Revision as of 00:57, 20 June 2008
RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT aircraft are extensively modified C-135 transports that provide near-real-time signals intelligence (SIGINT) and probably measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) to theater and national consumers.[1] They are operated by United States Strategic Command (USSOCOM), as part of the Joint Force Component for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, a joint operation with the Defense Intelligence Agency.
General Characteristics
- Primary Function: Reconnaissance
- Contractor: L-3 Communications
- Power Plant: Four CFM International F108-CF-201 high bypass turbofan engines
- Thrust: 21,600 pounds each engine
- Wingspan: 131 feet (39.9 meters)
- Length: 135 feet (41.1 meters)
- Height: 42 feet (12.8 meters)
- Weight: 173,000 pounds (78,743 kilograms)
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 297,000 pounds (133,633 kilograms)
- Fuel Capacity: 130,000 pounds (58,967 kilograms)
- Speed: 500+ miles per hour (Mach.66)
- Range: 3,900 miles (6,500 kilometers)
- Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
- Crew: (flight crew) five (augmented) - three pilots, two navigators; (mission flight crew) 21-27, depending on mission requirements, minimum consisting of three electronic warfare officers, 14 intelligence operators and four inflight/airborne maintenance technicians
- Unit Cost: unavailable
- Initial operating capability: January 1964
- Inventory: Active force, 13; Reserve, 0; Guard, 0