The crash of Flight 664 on March 15, 1981, was a harsh reminder of the risks members of the Fightin’ Fifty-Fifth take daily. The 55th lost six members of their unit when an RC-135S Cobra Ball ...

low-spin and ball speed through balancing both front weight and rear weighting (LTDx). PRICE: $500. Available at retail Feb. 11. THE DEEP DIVE: Cobra has long pushed the idea of lowering the ...

Cobra Ball 664 is refueled in midair over Alaska on its last flight, shortly before it crashed at Shemya island in the Aleutians. Two modern-day Offutt Air Force Base airmen laid a wreath Tuesday ...

The RC-135S Cobra Ball flies Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed missions of national priority to collect optical and electronic data on ballistic targets. This data is intended to support arms treaty ...

RC-135 Cobra Ball aircraft, flown by the secretive U.S. Air Force 55th Wing, have monitored foreign missile tests for decades. Now Northrop Grumman is proposing a replacement, named Cobra All ...