You can monitor online the U.S. RC-135S Cobra Ball aircraft used to track ballistic missiles reentry vehicles and warheads during the final phase of flight. Early in the morning on Jul. 4 ...

There are three RC-135S aircraft in the Air Force inventory all assigned to Air Combat Command and permanently based at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.. The Cobra Ball is operated by the 55th Wing ...

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 ...

The Air Force’s three RC-135S Cobra Ball aircraft, distinguished by their ominous black right wings, have a more specific mission: spying on ballistic missile tests. The U.S. has developed a ...