These are the planes the US is using to watch Russia’s military movements
BY JENNIFER H. SVAN• STARS AND STRIPES • FEBRUARY 24, 2022
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The Army’s first manned spy plane and an Air Force “nuke sniffer” have been among the surveillance aircraft watching Russia’s military movements during the Kremlin’s planning and execution of its latest invasion of Ukraine.
For weeks, aviation spotters have been following the Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, RC-135 Rivet Joint, WC-135 Constant Phoenix and E-8C, an Army prototype called ARTEMIS, as well as other U.S. and NATO aircraft flying in Ukraine or in neighboring areas.
The aircraft flight paths are not classified and are readily viewable on commercial websites.
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