Aerial reconnaissance
Military exploration and observation by means of aircraft or other airborne platforms
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| 2014 | Lockheed Martin proposed converting the manned U-2 fleet into UAVs to enhance payload capability, but the USAF declined to fund the conversion. |
| January 2012 | USAF decided to extend the U-2 spy plane's service life instead of retiring it as previously planned. |
| 2011 | United States Air Force (USAF) revealed plans to replace the U-2 spy plane with the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV within four years. |
| 2010 | Lockheed Martin began promoting the development of the SR-72, a proposed hypersonic UAV intended as a successor to the retired SR-71 Blackbird. |
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