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The UK has received its second of an eventual three Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft, and detailed a package of enhancements that have been introduced with the refurbished jet since its lead example entered Royal Air Force use more than a year ago.
Aircraft ZZ665 was accepted at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk, as the UK’s Waddington base is currently closed for runway resurfacing.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: smurfy
F-35s? They have three that are part of the IOT&E fleet, with a fourth delivering next year.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: smurfy
The F-35 works fine. Not all the reports of it's failures are accurate. The RAF/RN aren't declaring IOC until 2017 at the earliest, so why would they need a large number of them already?
originally posted by: Zaphod58
The first aircraft ZZ664 will eventually undergo upgrades to match ZZ665s changes.
originally posted by: Imagewerx
originally posted by: Zaphod58
The first aircraft ZZ664 will eventually undergo upgrades to match ZZ665s changes.
I see a problem here.When the RAF get to the serial number ZZ999,where do they go after that?
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: smurfy
The F-35 works fine. Not all the reports of it's failures are accurate. The RAF/RN aren't declaring IOC until 2017 at the earliest, so why would they need a large number of them already?