It’s easy to forget just how shallow some airplanes are. In this image, you’re looking at a U.S. Air Force Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft as it flies above Royal Air Force Fairford in ...

The U-2 is routinely flown at altitudes over 70,000 feet, thanks ot its glider-like aerodynamics. The large, flexible ...

On the 60th anniversary of Francis Gary Powers being shot down over the USSR, we revisit our time with the U-2 spy plane chase Camaro.

The venerable and iconic Lockheed Martin U-2 spy plane, now sixty years into its operational lifespan, is great at many, many things. Flying at 70,000 feet. Providing ultra-high-altitude ...

While appearances of the Lockheed U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft have become more common at western U.S. airshows, it’s still a little unusual to see a Dragon Lady make a touch and go ...

Lockheed says that the redesigned optionally manned U-2 concept will cost less than upgrading and continuing with the strictly unmanned Global Hawk program.

Satellites – and drones – were intended to replace it. But the 65-year-old Lockheed U-2 is still at the top of its game, flying missions miles above our everyday world.