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http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/m ... +Blue+U-2s ...some information some may not of known

Does anyone know when they are being withdrawn from service? Was 2012 i heard then extended to????
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Liberator wrote:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/message/1362714207/More+Photos+on+Blue+U-2s ...some information some may not of known

Does anyone know when they are being withdrawn from service? Was 2012 i heard then extended to????
In 2012 they funneled funding from the Global Hawk program into a life extension on the U-2 to keep them going until 2025.
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MX304 wrote:
Liberator wrote:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/149674/message/1362714207/More+Photos+on+Blue+U-2s ...some information some may not of known

Does anyone know when they are being withdrawn from service? Was 2012 i heard then extended to????
In 2012 they funneled funding from the Global Hawk program into a life extension on the U-2 to keep them going until 2025.


And mission durations are getting a lot longer which is putting quite a strain on the pilots flying them.

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