New planes to arrive at RAF Waddington

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As the RAF Waddington international airshow draws to a close, the base is gearing up for the latest addition to its fleet of aircraft.

Three RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft will arrive at the Lincolnshire base by the end of the year.

The surveillance planes will replace the Nimrod aircraft which were taken out of service.

The RAF bought the planes from the United States Air Force and they will be fitted with state-of-the-art spying equipment to gather intelligence and intercept communications including radar and voice transmissions.


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[Headancer]

I spoke with a 51 sqdrn chap who said Oct 2013 Oct 2014 and Oct 2015.

[TonyO]

Availability contract? That's news to me. We are buying them as sovereign assets, not leasing them.

[rh226]

See viewtopic.php?f=342&t=84200.

Reality seems to be getting a tiny bit closer.

[Jon Shipman]

I saw 2 C130's on approach to Waddington at1340hrs whilst I was at work .Anyone know what they were please?

[Mike]

I saw 2 C130's on approach to Waddington at1340hrs whilst I was at work .Anyone know what they were please?

What's this got to do with RC-135s?

[blakey]

Stop being mean and tell him they were Hercs

[Mike]

Stop being mean and tell him they were Hercs

It seems like someone's merged the threads and it doesn't make much sense !