@jolyonOne of the two RC-135U Combat Sent planes in the entire U.S. Air Force inventory is reportedly headed to the Middle East, per AmichaiStein1 and writer Samuel. What makes this Boeing airframe worth watching is the job itself: it picks up hostile radar signals, works out what they are, and helps commanders grasp how an adversary's air defenses actually run. The payoff is electronic intelligence that lets other aircraft fly against advanced defensive networks. A rare asset, and a strategically important one.

@jolyonOne of the two RC-135U Combat Sent planes in the entire U.S. Air Force inventory is reportedly headed to the Middle East, per AmichaiStein1 and writer Samuel. What makes this Boeing airframe worth watching is the job itself: it picks up hostile radar signals, works out what they are, and helps commanders grasp how an adversary's air defenses actually run. The payoff is electronic intelligence that lets other aircraft fly against advanced defensive networks. A rare asset, and a strategically important one.