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

In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles above the Earth was the target of a United States Air ...

Another bout of notoriety occurred in 1960 when the Soviet Union shot down a Lockheed U-2 spy plane as it snapped photos of ICBM sites over mother Russia. The Soviet government, keen on announcing ...

In the Pacific Theater, P-38s downed over 1,800 Japanese aircraft, and more than 100 P-38 pilots became “aces.” ...

The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America’s fastest manned aircraft—ever. While almost everyone has heard of the American-made F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II platforms, many are ...

Area 51 gained notoriety during the Cold War when it was used to test the U-2 spy plane ... the late director of Lockheed Martin's classified Skunk Works division. 'Ben Rich told me twice before ...

The Lockheed U-2 "Dragon Lady" spy plane first flew in 1955 and was the only US aircraft to be downed during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. The U-2's retirement appears to be pending, but it is ...