The Royal Air Force has worked with the U.S. Air Force to test and validate ‘hot’ refuelling procedures for the RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft. Hot refuelling is when an aircraft is refuelled after ...
The replacement for the Nimrod R1 will be the Rivet Joint aircraft, due into service with the RAF in 2014. For now, RAF crews from 51 Squadron are already co-manning US Rivet Joint aircraft in ...