Combat Sent

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The RC-135U, or Combat Sent, is a reconnaissance aircraft in use by the United States Air Force. The aircraft is designed to locate and identify foreign land, naval, and aerial radar signals, and relay this information to intelligence communities. Distinctly identified by the antennae arrays on the nose and wing tips of the airframe, along with extended tail, there are currently only 2 Combat Sents in the USAF, both based at Offut AFB, Nebraska, under the 55th Wing. Minimum crew requirements are 2 pilots, 2 navigators, 2 systems engineers, 10 electronic warfare officers, and 6 area specialists.

• List of active United States military aircraft

[edit] External links

• Official USAF fact page