Congress Sees U-2s Flying through 2016, at Least
Congress Sees U-2s Flying through 2016, at Least: House and Senate defense authorizers agreed in conference that the Air Force must seek Congress' approval if the service wishes to phase out the U-2 reconnaissance fleet after 2016.
They want to ensure that RQ-4 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft are ready to take over the high-altitude intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance mission with no drop-off in capability before the U-2s are phased out.
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