A closer look at why the Lockheed U-2's max altitude remains classified, and the unclassified 70,000-foot service ceiling is ...

The Lockheed U-2 is one of the most groundbreaking aircraft ever devised. In the mid-1950s, when commercial aircraft were flying at 35,000 feet and jet fighters could maybe push 60,000 feet, the U-2 ...

Watch the unique landing procedure of the legendary Lockheed U-2 spy plane. A chase car races behind the aircraft as it ...

The USAF is already looking to replace its most advanced fighter jets and bombers, even as it upgrades its B-52s and orders ...

The legendary Cold War-era Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady spyplane is getting a new lease on life as BAE Systems gives it an upgraded version of the AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System (ADS) to protect the ...

Flying from Beale AFB, a Lockheed U-2 aircraft, using the specially chosen callsign DRAGON 70, was heard communicating with ATC about a plan to set an endurance and altitude record for the ‘category ...

Spy aircraft typically have the highest operational ceiling, although these values, and often the aircraft themselves, are ...

The U-2 is a single-engine, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. Development began in 1954, and a prototype flew the following year. Lockheed built 49 aircraft in the initial configuration, but as ...

Hear from the first Black woman to pilot the U-2 about how she overcame obstacles to make history, May 3 at 8 pm ET. Learn more: https://s.si.edu/40FsAZJ The path towards achieving your goal is not ...