High-flying U-2 'Dragon Lady' spy planes and other recon aircraft are doing border security as Trump cracks down
US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin confirmed last week that the U-2 and other aircraft are taking part in ...
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The U-2 Spy Plane Is Patrolling the Southern Border
The U-2, although not typically conceived as a tool relevant to such domestic policies, has been a part of the effort to stem ...
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Invisible Weapon: How The Lockheed U-2 Was Designed For High-Altitude Reconnaissance
The U-2 would prove over time to be an exceptional spy plane, holding many critical advantages over other reconnaissance aircraft. As designed by manufacturer Lockheed, the jet was engineered for ...
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China protests U.S. spy plane watching drills
HONG KONG--China has lodged “stern representations” with the United States, accusing it of sending a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane into a no-fly zone over Chinese live-fire military drills on ...
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What Makes Air Force Reconnaissance “Special”?
We were the commando, collector, and boss in this fable too many times. The U.S. Air Force isn’t sure how to organize or train for special reconnaissance, and the current model keeps repeating like a ...