Watch as the legendary Lockheed U-2 spy plane performs an impressive high-speed takeoff and steep climb, lifting off in just seconds. With its long, glider-like wings and powerful engine, the U-2 ...

The U-2 spy plane, one of America’s most iconic jet aircraft, will retire in 2026; that’s the official word from the U.S. Air Force, the plane’s operator. For nearly seven decades ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A striking photo released on February 22 by the Department of ...

the U-2 reconnaissance jet. It was the Cold-War era spy plane that took the high-resolution photographs – not to mention its pilot’s selfie – that reportedly convinced Washington the Chinese ...

For six decades, the sinister-looking black U-2 spy plane has allowed the Pentagon to see what our enemies don’t want us to know. With sensors that can pinpoint landmines from 13 miles high ...

U-2 spy plane images capture the thin stone walls of prehistoric hunting traps, called "desert kites," located in the black basalt desert (Harra) of eastern Jordan. Thousands of years ago it was a ...

It's arguably the greatest selfie ever taken. A pilot aboard the Air Force's legendary U-2 spy plane is looking down at China's alleged spy balloon as it hovers somewhere over the United States.

With a new generation of aircraft comes a shifting focus for Beale Air Force Base, away from its long-held surveillance and ...

The Pentagon on Wednesday released imagery of a U-2 spy plane soaring over the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that transited the mainland United States this month, providing a new glimpse ...

A U-2 spy plane is by definition not meant to be seen. It’s at its best operationally when it’s in the sky, tens of thousands of feet above the surface, watching its targets. That said ...

A secretive US spy plane has been tracked flying over Scotland at an altitude of 60,000 ft - about twice as high as ...