Big Eyes in the Sky
Republic XF-12 – Lockheed U-2R – Northrop Grumman RQ-4
This week let’s look as three aircraft that go about their business quietly and at a great distance. Perhaps the first military role given to aircraft was to look down upon the surface to see what is happening so that the decision makers can better judge how to employ their resources. As warfare became more industrialized and more technically sophisticated commanders needed better and quicker intelligence, leading to better performing reconnaissance platforms that flew higher and further with the most modern sensors that technology could devise. These three aircraft represent three steps in that direction.
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