We’re used to hearing stuff and seeing images of fighter aircraft and bombers, but reconnaissance aircraft are much more discreet, and they don’t come out into the open all that often. Like, say, how ...

How do you keep an airplane that's bumping 60 years old looking good? “Send it to the gym every day. We are the gym," said Master Sgt. Billy Cliff, aircraft structural supervisor with Barksdale Air ...

LONDON—One of the UK’s three RC-135 Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft has been upgraded with a new cockpit as part of a modernization of the fleet. The Royal Air Force is preparing to return ...

LONDON—The UK and U.S. have agreed to extend the support arrangements to maintain the operation of the Royal Air Force’s Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft through 2035. Through a ...

Rivets hold planes together against high stresses thousands of feet off the ground, but they're not used by automakers, who choose welding instead. Here's why.