The general public remembers military aircraft because of their appearance. Pilots, on the other hand, remember certain ...

As the Office of the Secretary of Defense weighs a premature retirement of the U-2, manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s argument to save the program is that “there is no other high-altitude platform that ...

U-2 Pilot Wearing High Altitude Pressure Suit Made Approaches with McLaren Chase Car. While appearances of the Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft have become more common at western U.S ...

There are a number of high-profile and very advanced aircraft in the inventory of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), and the military branch does not shy away from advertising their exploits every chance it ...

Discover the story of the Lockheed U-2's first flight on August 1, 1955, and how the legendary Dragon Lady became a cornerstone of U.S. aerial reconnaissance.

Military airframer Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force (USAF) have completed the first flight of a U-2 Dragon Lady surveillance jet using an upgraded avionics package. Lockheed on 26 September said ...

When it first took to the skies in 1955, the Lockheed U-2, nicknamed the “Dragon Lady,” was like nothing that had flown before it. The spy plane was far from the biggest plane in the sky; the B-52 ...