There aren’t many current and former U-2 spy plane pilots in the world, but I recently had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with one of them. Stan Rauch, who turns 80 this month, grew up at Lake ...

It’s extremely rare for a civilian - even a journalist - to score an edge-of-space ride in the backseat of a U-2 spy plane. So-called DV (distinguished visitor) flights are mainly reserved for ...

First adopted by the Air Force in 1956, the U-2 quickly gained a reputation as the world’s most sophisticated spy plane, where pilots don special, astronaut-stye suits to operate at altitudes of ...

Fox-body Ford Mustangs and a whole crop of high-performers from GM have served the US Air Force over the years, helping land the legendary U-2 spy plane. Typically, aircraft deploy their landing ...

It was used in the Pacific theater mostly,” said Kate Good, Intrepid Museum’s aerospace curator. “Something very different ...

These professionals make sure all aircraft egress systems at Beale are properly functioning. "We inspect and maintain around 40 egress systems from U-2s, TU-2s, and T-38s," said Staff Sgt.

The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy’s primary carrier-based airborne early warning and command and control aircraft. The twin turboprop Hawkeye shares its basic airframe with the C-2 Greyhound but ...

From the sale of Delta Private Jets to Wheels Up in 2019, through the premature reports of its demise, and what's next, four ...

Documents seen by i suggest that RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire could become a base for the Pentagon’s state-of-the-art reconnaissance ... being used by U-2 aircraft to conduct reconnaissance ...

It featured a 65,000-ton flush deck without an island to accommodate larger aircraft ... U.S. Navy really dodged a torpedo-sized bullet. The flush flight deck carrier wasn't a step forward. Art ...

Forecasters discovered its advanced strength only when a hurricane hunter aircraft penetrated the storm’s core. "Even our most state-of-the art ... as a Category 2 or 3 hurricane before striking ...

Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) today announced the latest updates to its FDM® Fused Deposition Modeling and P3™ Programmable ...