The U-2, nicknamed Dragon Lady, is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude surveillance aircraft flown by the United States Air Force. It provides continuous day and night, high-altitude (70,000 ft, 21,000 m plus), all-weather surveillance of an area in direct support of U.S. and allied ground and air forces. It also provides critical intelligence to decision-makers through all phases of conflict, including peacetime indications and warnings, crises, operations other than war, and major theater war. The aircraft are also used for electronic sensor research and development, satellite calibration, and satellite data validation.

A classified budget document approved by the Pentagon on December 23, 2005, calls for the termination of the U-2 program by 2011, with some planes being retired as early as 2007. The U-2 would likely be supplanted by the Northrop Grumman's high-altitude Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle.http://www.upi.com/inc/view.php?StoryID=20060104-035558-8823r

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The U-2, whose development name at Lockheed was the CL-282 Aquatone, needed an official name. It could not be named with letters such as B for bomber and F for fighter because its purpose was not for any of those specific designations. Also, since the project was under high secrecy, it could not be called a reconnaissance plane. Finally, the Air Force decided to call it a utility plane. Since the designations U-1 (de Havilland Canada "Otter") and U-3 (Cessna 310) had already been chosen, the designation given to the plane was U-2.

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Ohio State notes: Heyward says he'll return to OSU for his senior year (The News-Herald)|COLUMBUS ? Almost 100 ..... http://ff.im/-bl8m4
I made the mistake of starting nanowrimo in my senior year. college apps are taking priority :( #nanopanic
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I made the mistake of starting nanowrimo in my senior year. college apps are taking priority :( #nanopanic
I hella remember the speech I made at the senior breakfast last year when I broke down and cried and couldnt even talk. "How Embarrassing"
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I hella remember the speech I made at the senior breakfast last year when I broke down and cried and couldnt even talk. "How Embarrassing"
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@Wizz_Dumb I feel you man, I been occupied with school and music. :D it's my senior year man! Time to make it big!! Haha
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Ohio State notes: Heyward says he'll return to OSU for his senior year (The News-Herald)|COLUMBUS ? Almost 100 .. http://oohja.com/x23tq
Wow - Taylor Swift, Entertainer of the Year at the CMAs - nice work, girl! This MUST be better than your senior year!
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