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The OC-135B Open Skies is a United States Air Force observation aircraft that supports the Treaty on Open Skies. [1] The aircraft, a modified WC-135B , flies unarmed observation flights over participating parties of the treaty.
The WC-135B, WC-135W, and WC-135R Constant Phoenix atmospheric-collection aircraft support national-level intelligence consumers by collecting particulate debris and gaseous effluents from accessible regions of the atmosphere in support of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963.
Forty-five base-model aircraft were built as C-135A or C-135B transports with the tanking equipment excluded; three more aircraft originally ordered as KC-135A were factory converted to C-135A. The C-135/KC-135 type was also known internally at Boeing as the Model 717, [8] a name later assigned to a completely different aircraft.
A USAF Boeing OC-135B Open Skies An-30 monitoring aircraft Tupolev Tu-214ON of the Russian Air Force. Observation aircraft may be provided by either the observing party or by the observed party (the "taxi option"), at the latter's choice.
Aircraft Assigned: RQ-4 Global Hawk, RQ-180, T-38A Talon, U-2S Dragon Lady. 55th Wing (Offut AFB, Nebraska) Aircraft Assigned: OC-135B Open Skies, RC-135 Rivet Joint, TC-135W, WC-135R Constant Phoenix, RC-135 COBRA BALL, RC-135 COMBAT SENT, EC-130H COMPASS CALL. 67th Cyberspace Wing (Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas)
Aircraft are chosen for all sorts of reasons when it comes to military applications. Not every mission flown needs a This Popular Civilian Plane Is the Most Used Military Aircraft in History
A number of KC-135A and KC-135B aircraft have been modified to EC-135, RC-135 and OC-135 configurations for use in several different roles (although these could also be considered variants of the C-135 Stratolifter family).
The squadron is equipped with several variants of the Boeing C-135 aircraft equipped for reconnaissance ... Boeing OC-135B Open Skies, 1994–present [citation ...