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 ...

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — On the evening of July 31, a TU-2S Dragon Lady from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing took off from Beale Air Force Base to begin a flight unlike any the U-2 airframe ...

On this day in aviation history, 70 years ago (August 1, 1955), the Lockheed U-2 took to the skies for the very first time. Test pilot Anthony W. LeVier was at the controls when the aircraft-later ...

In collaboration with the US Air Force, Lockheed Martin has successfully completed the inaugural flight for the U-2 Dragon Lady's Avionics Tech Refresh (ATR) program. In collaboration with the US Air ...

Yet among the thousands of aircraft on display, few commanded the kind of attention and respect earned by the Lockheed U‑2 Dragon Lady. Marking the 70th anniversary of its first flight in 1955, the ...

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 ...

You don't hear much about it, but the U.S. Air Force has been flying an aircraft that made its first flight in 1955. The U-2 Dragon Lady is one of the longest-serving aircraft in the U.S. inventory, ...

From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. The U-2 pressure suit is a self-contained life support system, providing ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — Less than two weeks after ...

The U-2 Dragon Lady's history has been turbulent. This spy plane was so secret, it was commissioned not by the Air Force, but by the CIA. See how this plane has become one of the most reliable aerial ...