The U-2's old-style cameras still outperform other surveillance gear by delivering crisp images from above 70,000 feet The U-2 spy plane first became operational in 1956. Today the U.S. Air Force ...

The U-2 spy plane has been in service for more than 60 years and still flies missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. WSJ's Michael Phillips got a rare opportunity to fly to the edge of space and explore ...

The U-2 spy plane is an engineering marvel, but it can't land on its own. This is the complicated process pilots have to go through to bring the plane down safely. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The U-2 Dragon Lady is a single engine spy plane capable of flying up to 475 MPH at an altitude of 70,000 feet. This is what it takes to service the plane every 7 ...

It’s extremely rare for a civilian - even a journalist - to score an edge-of-space ride in the backseat of a U-2 spy plane. So-called DV (distinguished visitor) flights are mainly reserved for ...

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 Tuesday ...

Fox-body Ford Mustangs and a whole crop of high-performers from GM have served the US Air Force over the years, helping land the legendary U-2 spy plane. Typically, aircraft deploy their landing ...

First adopted by the Air Force in 1956, the U-2 quickly gained a reputation as the world’s most sophisticated spy plane, where pilots don special, astronaut-stye suits to operate at altitudes of ...

A US Air Force feasibility stud has found that the sensors and cameras from the U-2 spy plane can be adapted to work on the RQ-4 Global Hawk drone. According to IHS Jane's, Congress ordered the ...

NTV had earlier reported that high-altitude U2 spy planes operating out of Germany had flown missions over Iraq by way of Turkey, but had been refused permission to land in Turkey. (Albawaba.com) ...