U-2

AI Copilot: Air Force Achieves First Military Flight with Artificial Intelligence

The following was a press release by the U.S. Air Force on December 16, 2020. Signaling a major leap forward…

December 16, 2020

The U-2 Program

Background The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, high-altitude aircraft flown by the United States Air Force and…

May 9, 2017

Project Whale Tale – Launching the U-2 from an Aircraft Carrier

Background In the 1960s, U-2s could not reach certain remote targets because political difficulties prevented basing the aircraft in some…

August 14, 2016