The Navy made significant modifications to the U-2 to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier.

An curved arrow pointing right. The U-2 Dragon Lady is a single engine spy plane capable of flying up to 475 MPH at an altitude of 70,000 feet. This is what it takes to service the plane every 7 ...

US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin confirmed last week that the U-2 and other aircraft are taking part in ...

The U-2, although not typically conceived as a tool relevant to such domestic policies, has been a part of the effort to stem ...

Fox-body Ford Mustangs and a whole crop of high-performers from GM have served the US Air Force over the years, helping land the legendary U-2 spy plane. Typically, aircraft deploy their landing ...

The U-2's old-style cameras still outperform other surveillance gear by delivering crisp images from above 70,000 feet The U-2 spy plane first became operational in 1956. Today the U.S. Air Force ...

The US's U2 spy plane, designed during the 1950s, has provided intelligence for more than a half-century by flying at high altitudes over sensitive and remote locations. But the same features that ...

And if the U-2 missed a cable, or needed to go-around, the engines provided sufficient ... ambitious project to reformat a U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane for aircraft carrier use.