The official position of the US Air Force is that the U-2 can be replaced by satellites. I have discussed this briefly in previous posts, such as this one, which includes a great SAR satellite image of RAF Fairford – a U-2 base – taken by Capella Space during last year’s Royal International Air Tattoo … Continue reading CAN THE U-2 BE REPLACED BY SATELLITES?
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UNHAPPY SENATORS DESCRIBE AIRBORNE ISR CONCERNS
A bipartisan quartet of Senators has written to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin criticizing the Air Force’s plan to retire airborne ISR platforms including the U-2. They fear that the service cannot replace their capabilities with satellites fast enough to avoid unacceptable risk. Recent disclosures about the Air Force’s mostly-classified plans for ISR from space … Continue reading UNHAPPY SENATORS DESCRIBE AIRBORNE ISR CONCERNS
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