For the first time in the war with the Russian Federation: Above the Black Sea flew a reconnaissance aircraft (photo)

This step, first noticed on February 5, can be a sign of a new and bolder approach of the Pentagon to the war under Donald Trump's presidency, the authors indicate. The US Air Force previously sent reconnaissance planes to the Black Sea from allies bases in Europe to monitor military facilities in Crimea. After the Great War, in February 2022, departments with crews replaced the flights. "This is carrying additional risk to crew and aircraft.

Russian and Chinese fighter jets behaved quite aggressively while intercepting aircraft in the international airspace. There were several cases where fighters crossed their flight trajectory right in front of them. The risk of accidental clash," Military reviewers. The RC-135V Rivet Joint radio intelligence aircraft flew deep into the Black Sea with a call sign "Jake17", and it spent about four hours in the international airspace about 160 kilometers northwest of Sevastopol.

Riveet Joint can collect, analyze and transmit intelligence in real time, on board there are a crew of more than 30 people, including officers with electronic wrestling and intelligence operators. The aircraft belongs to the RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, some of them have deployed allies in the Pacific Air Force to observe China and North Korea. The United States is far from the only NATO member who monitors Russian troops in the Crimea.

The royal military-air forces of Great Britain with three RC-135W Riveet Joints regularly conduct reconnaissance in the Black Sea, reminiscent of the publication. Riveet Joint Jake17, on the basis of the UK Air Force in Mildenholli, regularly flies around the Russian city of Kaliningrad. We will remind, the CIA management suggested that their employees be released. They were promised benefits and payments for eight months.