Born from Cold War paranoia, the U-2 spy plane was built in total secrecy to capture photos over the Soviet Union. Designed by Kelly Johnson’s team at Lockheed, it could fly above 70,000 feet, ...

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 ...

After some confusion over whether a Soviet-era spy plane caused delays at a number of airports across the U.S. last week, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that the U-2 plane was, indeed, ...

Footage of a United States U-2 spy plane that captured imagery of the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the continental United States which was later shot down over the Atlantic Ocean.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - One of the most popular attractions at this year’s EAA AirVenture is the U-2, an aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence from high ...

The U.S. Air Force conducted a record-breaking 14-hour, 6,000 nautical mile flight of a two-seat U-2 spy plane (TU-2S) across the contiguous United States. This historic journey, the longest single ...

Seventy years after the Lockheed Martin U-2 spyplane made its first flight, the distinctive high-altitude jet has set a new endurance record for the type. A two-seat TU-2S trainer variant of the U-2 ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Iraq sent a letter to U.N. weapons inspectors Monday approving the use of U.S.-made U-2 surveillance planes and pledged to pass legislation next week outlawing the use of weapons ...

The historic flight, which was 11 years in the making, saw the TU-2 flying longer than 14 hours and traveling over 6,000 NM across all 48 contiguous states of the U.S. On Aug. 1, 2025, we reported ...