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2019-03-20 China-Japan-Koreas

USAF U2 spy plane spotted tracking over South Korea

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Posted by Fred 2019-03-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top
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#1 Shouldn't have killed the SR-71.

Posted by gorb 2019-03-20 01:40|| 2019-03-20 01:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Wonder if it's real or a mission set for the canceled spring exercise?

Posted by Skidmark 2019-03-20 06:29|| 2019-03-20 06:29|| Front Page Top

#3 U2's (or TR1's, or whatever you want to call them) are all over the place. They're slow, not dramatic, and somewhat low maintenance, so most people don't even realize they're around. Tend to come and go in the early morning hours. The RC135 Rivet Joint is more of an indicator of interest in the area.
BTW, the SR71 wasn't pushed out for cause. What basically killed it was the way it tied up tanker assets, a problem that the AF still hasn't fixed.

Posted by ed in texas 2019-03-20 07:52|| 2019-03-20 07:52|| Front Page Top

#4 a problem that the AF still hasn't fixed

Yesssssch. From the grave John McScccccchtain holds the US's defensive and intel capabilities back with his long war against Boeing. Wunnerful...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-03-20 07:57|| 2019-03-20 07:57|| Front Page Top

Contractor refueling, that's the ticket.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-03-20 08:02|| 2019-03-20 08:02|| Front Page Top

#6 They've been making incremental improvements on the U-2 over the years. The engine can operate at a higher altitude, is more fuel efficient, and other tweaks. I suspect it has a more modern version of the Iron Ball coating also?

Posted by Snavimble Bucket1794 2019-03-20 17:48|| 2019-03-20 17:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I suspect it has a more modern version of the Iron Ball coating also?

Pilots need brass balls now.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-03-20 18:32|| 2019-03-20 18:32|| Front Page Top

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