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March 22, 2024
TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s Resurrection: Rebirth of the “Silver Dragon”

TU-2S Dragon Lady 1078’s silver frame stood out in the sunny blue sky, Feb. 15, as it conducted its first flight in 1,030 days. After almost three years of extensive maintenance in a collaborative effort between the 9th Maintenance Group and Lockheed Martin, aircraft 1078 spread her wings again.On
Dec. 16, 2020
Old dog teaches DOD new tricks: U-2 achieves first military flight with artificial intelligence

The U.S. Air Force flew artificial intelligence as a working aircrew member for the first time yesterday, signaling a major leap forward for national defense in the digital age. The AI algorithm, developed by Air Combat Command’s U-2 Federal Laboratory, flew aboard a U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to
Oct. 6, 2020
U-2 Federal Lab Achieves Flight with Kubernetes

The U-2 Federal Laboratory successfully leveraged Kubernetes during a local training sortie on a U-2 Dragon Lady assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, California, on September 22. This represents the first time Kubernetes has flown on an operational major weapon system in
Jan. 17, 2020
No Margin For Error

When a plane goes down, an egress seat keeps pilots from going down with it. Ejecting from an egress seat is not something a pilot wants to do, but it is something they have to do in case of an emergency where everything else in an aircraft fails. It is their last chance at survival, and their lives

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