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Thursday, August 28, 2014

The U-2 And Global Hawk, The US Spy Planes That Will Help Hunt ISIS in Syria

U-2 Dragon Lady and RQ-4 Global HawkThe United States has begun surveillance flights over Syria in an attempt to spy on ISIS fighters.

While the U.S. Department of Defense refused to comment on what type of aircraft will be used, one military aviation expert said they will likely be the venerable Lockheed Martin U-2 spy planes and Northrop Grumman-built Global Hawk drones.

“The two aircraft will complement each other and offer different ways to gather intelligence,” said Richard Aboulafia, vice president of analysis at Teal group.

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