Still, despite the plane’s operational superiority at the time, the Soviets could detect the Dragon Lady. Below is the table with quick facts about the U-2 plane. First service entrance ...

The U-2 Dragon Lady has been in use by the Air Force since the 1950s. Last year it got fresh attention after documenting one of the spy balloons that floated over U.S. territory in early 2023.

Getting inside the cockpit and seeing the flight of a U-2 spy plane is so damn cool. Not only because it’s such a gorgeous looking plane—it’s basically a ...

A U-2 Dragon Lady pilot at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, October 12, 2017. US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr 2019-06-15T15:40:56Z ...

A vintage Cold War spy plane is getting a new lease on life as Lockheed Martin's notorious yet secretive Skunk Works completes the first test flight of a Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady with an upgraded ...

The U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane is one of them. It's a name we don't come across very often in the public space, not in small part due to the fact it is, by its nature, used to staying in the shadows.

This U2 Dragon Lady spy plane was landing at RAF Fairford (Image: SWNS). Built in complete secrecy by Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works, the original U-2A first flew in August 1955, the ...

U2 spy plane sits at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona before heading to the Hill Aerospace Museum in northern Utah. Operating at extremely high altitudes during the Cold War through present ...

March 12 -- As the U.S. military prepares for a possible war with Iraq, it's relying on its high-tech eyes in the sky. Its U-2 planes can transmit instant images of troop movements, enemy weapons ...

After nearly 70 years of service, the U.S. Air Force plans to begin divesting its fleet of U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes starting in fiscal year 2025, budget documents show. According to the service ...