US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin confirmed last week that the U-2 and other aircraft are taking part in ...

The US is flying U-2 "Dragon Lady" spy planes on patrol missions around the southern border. The top Air Force officer confirmed the involvement of the aircraft last Friday. The U-2 planes join other ...

Known as the “Dragon Lady,” the Lockheed U-2 was a marvel of stealth, altitude, and Cold War espionage. Designed by Skunk Works, this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft flew above threats ...

This article is the first in a two-part series on “Operation Whale Tail,” the CIA’s ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use. The second article ...

A YouTuber and former United States Air Force veteran flew a secret US spy plane to a staggering 70,000 feet and ended up on ...

Carrier trials for the U-2R took place aboard the USS America in 1969. Lockheed test pilot Bill Park said that “the airplane demonstrated good wave-off characteristics, and I felt at the time that ...

THIS ONE OF THE MANY AMAZING PLANES OUT HERE. BUT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE U-2 DRAGON LADY, THE AERIAL PERFORMANCES OVER THE ENTIRE WEEKEND NOT TO MISS. THEY ALSO HAVE ...

Pampering the ‘Dragon Lady’ “On 9/11, I told the Chief of the Guards that if my guys were not allowed in when they came, not ...

This started Skunk Works’ reputation for rapid prototyping. U-2 Dragon Lady (1955): In response to a need for a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, Johnson’s team delivered the first U-2 prototype ...

Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Lockheed U-2 was first launched in 1955 and was given the nickname “Dragon Lady”. It’s a special reconnaissance (i.e. spy) plane, which was developed ...