YouTuber flies secret U2 spy plane 70,000ft high to reach ‘coffin corner’ on edge of space
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 ...
High-flying U-2 'Dragon Lady' spy planes and other recon aircraft are doing border security as Trump cracks down
US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin confirmed last week that the U-2 and other aircraft are taking part in ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. As Washington and ...
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Second U.S. Destroyer Patrols the Southern Border
The U.S. Navy is engaged in gunboat diplomacy, a second Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer had been sent to the ...
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“Celestial Eagle Flight”: An F-15A Destroys a Satellite
Beginning in the early 1960s, shortly after the downing of the United States’ Lockheed U-2 spy plane on May 1, 1960, the Soviets next looked to neutralize American spy satellites orbiting out of ...
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Inside the F-47: America’s Most Advanced Warplane Yet Signals the Future of U.S. Air Dominance
The newly announced F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance fighter intended to replace the F-22 Raptor boasts several ...
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Where did U2 get their name from?
A U2 spy plane, circa 1978. 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 ...