(Amerika) United States Air Force (USAF)

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Totgesagte leben länger - neben der A-10 meldet sich auch ein anderer Veteran mal wieder...

Four U-2S Spy Planes Would Be Restored In Bill That Would Save The Dragon Lady Fleet [...]

Members of Congress are again moving to block the U.S. Air Force from retiring all of its U-2S Dragon Lady spy planes. This time, legislators also want to compel the service to “fully restore” four of the iconic aircraft through heavy depot maintenance, which would bolster the fleet’s operational capacity. The Air Force continues to argue that the high-flying Cold War-era jets are too vulnerable to support future high-end fights and should be supplanted by a mix of space-based and other capabilities. [...]

Yesterday, the House Appropriations Committee released a draft defense spending bill for the 2027 Fiscal Year. It includes a provision that would prevent the Air Force from retiring more than two U-2Ss in that fiscal cycle. The Air Force currently has 23 of these aircraft in inventory, including three two-seat TU-2S trainers.

https://www.twz.com/air/four-u-2s-spy-pl...lady-fleet

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