A reconnaissance aircraft (colloquially, a spy plane) is a military aircraft designed or adapted to perform aerial reconnaissance with roles including collection of imagery intelligence (including …

The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed " Dragon Lady ", is an American single-engine, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated since the 1950s by the United States Air Force (USAF) and …

2025年1月16日 · U-2, single-seat, high-altitude jet aircraft flown by the United States for intelligence gathering, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Perhaps the most famous spy plane …

It was only a matter of time before advancing Russian anti-aircraft technology caught up with the spy plane. On May 1, 1960, a Soviet surface-to-air missile struck near a U-2 piloted by Francis …

2018年9月14日 · Here’s a look at some of the best US military spy planes in the last 80 years. SR-71 “Blackbird” One of the most famous spy planes was the SR-71 “Blackbird.”

2023年11月4日 · Nicknamed the Dragon Lady, the Lockheed U-2 is one of the most unique reconnaissance planes in the US Air Force fleet and perhaps the world. In service since 1956, …

2020年12月11日 · 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 in an environment no other aircraft …

The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude/near space reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft which delivers critical imagery and signals intelligence to decision makers throughout …

2 Spyplane, Toward the Unknown, A New History of the Early Years — is the most comprehensive examination to date of the design, production, and deployment of the U-2 …

2013年8月15日 · Chris Pocock's Dragon Lady: The History of the U-2 Spyplane is by far the most accurate unclassified account of the U-2 program." The previous release had the words "by far …