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Jan 18, 2014 the lockheed u 2, nicknamed dragon lady, is a singleengine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the united states air force usaf and previously flown by the central intelligence. On july 4, hervey stockman flew a u2 from wiesbaden, west germany, deep into the heart of the soviet union, capturing detailed photos of airfields, factories and shipyards previously unattainable by other aircraft. Following qdr 2006 the us air force plans for the u 2 aircraft were to complete its retirement by fiscal year 2011. Post vietnam war lockheed tr1u2 dragon lady usaf us air. Lockheed u2 dragon lady history, specifications, schematics, pictures, and data. The famous lockheed u2 dragon lady spyplane was born in the thick of the cold war 19471991 years during the content between east and west.
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Lockheed martin skunk works u 2 dragon lady turns 60. Sep 18, 2015 lockheed martin has unveiled details of the possible successor to its cold war era u 2 spy plane. Us air force lockheed u2 dragon lady patch cia vietnam. Apr, 2020 in the late 1990s despite global hawk isr uav availability, the us air force was upgrading the u 2s dragon lady to extend its service life through 2020. Lockheed martins newest u2 dragon lady spy plane generation. One of the most legendary american aircraft ever built, the u2 dragonlady was originally a product of lockheed martins supersecret skunk works research. Beginning in the summer of 1956, lockheeds u2 would prove him wrong. The aircraft provides signals intelligence sigint, imagery intelligence imint, and electronic measurements and. It provides day and night, very highaltitude 70,000 feet 21,000 m, allweather intelligence gathering. The modularity of the u2 allows the aircraft to quickly adapt to dynamic mission needs and respond to emerging threats anywhere, anytime.
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