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Optical Bar Camera film retirement U2 Beale
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The U-2 Dragon Lady Finally Says Goodbye To Film Cameras At Beale AFB

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 1, 2022

This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine
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This Is The Armada Of Spy Planes Tracking Russia’s Forces Surrounding Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 19, 2022

The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase
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The Secretive U-2 Spy Plane Missions Flown Out Of Norway’s Bodø Airbase

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jan 6, 2022

Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane
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Watch This 2021 Ford Bronco Play Chase Car For A U-2 Dragon Lady Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 9, 2021

F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator
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F-22 And F-35 Datalinks Finally Talk Freely With Each Other Thanks To A U-2 Flying Translator

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 30, 2021

U-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance Mission
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U-2 Flight Along The Border Yesterday Wasn’t A Surveillance Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 2, 2021

This Montage Of Bad U-2 Landings Shows How Hard It Is To Tame The Dragon Lady
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This Montage Of Bad U-2 Landings Shows How Hard It Is To Tame The Dragon Lady

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 16, 2021

Images Show U-2 That Flew Intriguing Flight Over California Was Equipped With A Panoramic Camera
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Images Show U-2 That Flew Intriguing Flight Over California Was Equipped With A Panoramic Camera

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 7, 2021

Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test
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Artificial Intelligence Takes Control Of A U-2 Spy Plane’s Sensors In Historic Flight Test

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 16, 2020

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission
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U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update
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U-2 Spy Plane Got New Target Recognition Capabilities In First-Ever In-Flight Software Update

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 20, 2020

China Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It All
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China Tests Long-Range Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles As U.S. Spy Plane Watches It All

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 27, 2020

China Freaks Out Over Supposed U-2 Spy Plane Flight Over Its Naval Exercise
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China Freaks Out Over Supposed U-2 Spy Plane Flight Over Its Naval Exercise

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 26, 2020

The Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969
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The Pentagon Thought it Could Retire the U-2 in 1969

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images
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Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jun 23, 2020

Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes
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Watch This U-2 Spy Plane Make A Crazy Landing Without Its Flaps Or Speed Brakes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 13, 2020

Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy
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Special Access Programs And The Pentagon’s Ecosystem Of Secrecy

By Tim McMillan and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?
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Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 27, 2019

Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane
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Lockheed Is Proposing a Major ‘Triple Intelligence’ Upgrade for the U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)
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A U-2 Spy Plane Is Flying Peculiar Tracks High Over South Las Vegas (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 9, 2019

A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game
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A U-2 Spy Plane Just Did The Flyover For The College Football National Championship Game

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 8, 2019

USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’
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USAF Plans To Drastically Boost Flexibility of U-2s and RQ-4s By Adding Modular ‘Agile Pods’

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 11, 2018

USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane
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USAF Plans To Test A System Called ‘Symphony’ Inside An ‘Irascible Pod’ On A U-2 Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 28, 2018

U-2 Flies in Alaska Exercise for First Time, But Not as a Spy Plane
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U-2 Flies in Alaska Exercise for First Time, But Not as a Spy Plane

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 22, 2017

Air Force Releases Causes Of Recent B-52 And U-2 Crashes
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Air Force Releases Causes Of Recent B-52 And U-2 Crashes

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 27, 2017

A U-2 Dragon Lady Trainer Has Crashed In California (Updated)
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A U-2 Dragon Lady Trainer Has Crashed In California (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Sep 20, 2016