A closer look at why the Lockheed U-2's max altitude remains classified, and the unclassified 70,000-foot service ceiling is ...

The U-2 stopped flying over Russia after one was shot down in 1960. But the plane remained an asset for U.S. intelligence.

It’s a rare opportunity indeed to take a flight to above 70,000 feet. It’s even rarer to do that in the venerable U-2 spy ...

The iconic 70-year-old spy plane is receiving updates to its AN/ALQ-221 Advanced Defensive System. Despite ever changing plans to retire the type in the next few years, the U.S. Air Force’s U-2 Dragon ...

OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) – As a sleek black U-2 roared back from a mission, Pontiac muscle cars zoomed along the runway to help it touch down using a low-tech method dating back more than half ...

The U-2 “Dragon Lady” is one of the most elusive spy planes ever built, and finding one in the UK is a challenge worthy of a ...

Spy aircraft typically have the highest operational ceiling, although these values, and often the aircraft themselves, are ...

The USAF is already looking to replace its most advanced fighter jets and bombers, even as it upgrades its B-52s and orders ...