High-flying U-2 'Dragon Lady' spy planes and other recon aircraft are doing border security as Trump cracks down

US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin confirmed last week that the U-2 and other aircraft are taking part in ...
The Aviationist

U-2 Dragon Lady Breaks Altitude and Endurance Records During 70th Anniversary Flight

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 ...
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U.S. Air Force Sets New Flight Record for U-2

A U-2S Dragon Lady aircraft completed a record-breaking 14-hour flight across all 48 contiguous U.S. states, covering over 6,000 nautical miles. This flight, planned over 11 years, pushed the ...
New Atlas

U-2 spy plane celebrates 70th anniversary with new flight records

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 Aviationist

Last Production U-2 Returns to Flight for First Time Since 2008

80-1099 was photographed in flight for the first time in 17 years after being heavily damaged in a hydrazine fire in 2008. Aviation enthusiasts captured the aircraft in flight from Palmdale Airport, ...
Flightglobal

U-2 sets new endurance record 70 years after first flight

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 ...
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What Makes The Lockheed U-2 One Of The Most Difficult Spy Planes To Fly

For most people today, the "Dragon Lady" more than likely conjures up images of Daenerys Targaryen from the hit HBO fantasy series, "Game of Thrones." But long before that show ever aired, and even ...