The US is flying U-2 "Dragon Lady" spy planes on patrol missions around the southern border. The top Air Force officer confirmed the involvement of the aircraft last Friday. The U-2 planes join other ...

The flight over the 48 contiguous states came just days after the U-2 Dragon Lady was the star of the show at the 2025 Royal International Air Tattoo. Last week, a Lockheed TU-2S Dragon Lady took part ...

The U-2 Dragon Lady, one of the most famous warplanes in history, isn't just hard to fly; it's brutal to land as well. Designed to soar at 70,000 feet and gather intelligence from miles above, the ...

The US Air Force celebrated the 70th anniversary of the famous U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane on July 31, 2025 – not with a cake but by setting new endurance records for the class of aircraft on the first ...

The Air Force has a mythical sky beast known as the Lockheed Martin U-2 Dragon Lady — a jet with such efficiency and performance that it's still being used since it was commissioned during the Cold ...

The Navy made significant modifications to the U-2 to enhance the high-flying aircraft’s ability to land aboard a carrier. This article is the first in a two-part series on “Operation Whale Tail,” the ...

A US spy squadron operating the U-2 Dragon Lady has been spotted at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire amid rising global ...

The U-2 Dragon Lady has been flying at the edge of space since the 1950s—and it’s still not done. Designed at the height of the Cold War, this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft has outlasted spy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. Last month, the United States Air Force carried out a far from ...