Surveillance Aircraft

An E-6B Mercury, a nuclear command-and-control plane, hit the bird at Naval Air Station Patuxent River on Oct. 2.

U.S. surveillance and reconnaissance flights haven't stopped or been scaled back since Iran shot down a Navy RQ-4 last week.

Iranian leaders said they refrained from shooting down a P-8 transiting in the region, and instead shot down the Global Hawk.

The push to upgrade the JSTARS fleet may be over as both the House and Senate have chosen to ax the recapitalization plan.

Sen. David Perdue gave credit to Defense Secretary Mattis, who proposed the Air Force look for more sustainable solutions.

The Russian Su-27 jet reportedly performed a "safe" but "unprofessional" intercept of a U.S. Navy P-8 surveillance plane.

Lawmakers may back the USAF into a corner on the JSTARS program, saying they'll restrict funding to a proposed alternative.

The Air Force says it needs an increased availability rate for its WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft.

The Air Force will not move forward with an E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System replacement aircraft.

US Naval Forces Europe-Africa have released footage of a Russian Su-27 intercepting a US Navy EP-3 Aries.