Habu.Org - The Online Blackbird Museum. Inludes history and photos of nearly all 50 Lockheed Blackbirds (SR-71, A-12, M-21, and YF-12).

SR-71, YF-12, and A-12 Blackbird Information, Pictures, and Diagrams. Home of the SR-71 Flight Manual and one of the largest collections of Blackbird photos on the Internet.

SR-71 Blackbird photos at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California ...

The Mohawk was a photo observation and electronic reconnaissance airplane serving with the US Army in Vietnam, Europe, Korea, Central and South America, Alaska, and Desert Storm.

Updated: 16 July 2001 Note: I've done an upgrade to the site, so if you have bookmarked pages these links may not work, so please update your links Welcome to John Stone's Web Page Welcome to my page on both of Lockheed's venerable recce aircraft, the U-2 and SR-71 and two of the most famous aircraft in the world! This page covers the history of the U-2 & SR-71, and current news of the U-2 & ...

FAS | Intelligence | Programs | Collect |||| Index | Search | Join FAS EP-3E ARIES II The EP-3E ARIES II aircraft is a four-engine, low-wing, electronic warfare and reconnaissance aircraft utilizing state-of-the-art electronic surveillance equipment for its primary mission. It is powered by four Allison T56-A-14 turboprop engines, and has a wing span of 99 ft, 8 in., a length of 105 ft, 11 in., ...

Ov-1.com is an historical site for information concerning OV-1 Mohawk units that served in Vietnam, 1962-1972.

FAS | Intelligence | Programs | Collect |||| Index | Search | Join FAS RQ-4A Global Hawk (Tier II+ HAE UAV) The Global Hawk (Tier II+) High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (HAE UAV) program is an Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) designed to satisfy the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office's (DARO) goal of providing extended reconnaissance capability to the ...

News and project information on the developed for the US Air Force by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ...

FAS | Intelligence | Programs | Collect |||| Index | Search | Join FAS SENIOR YEAR / AQUATONE / U-2 / TR-1 The U-2 provides continuous day or night, high-altitude, all-weather, stand-off surveillance of an area in direct support of U.S. and allied ground and air forces. It provides critical intelligence to decision makers through all phases of conflict, including peacetime indications and ...

FAS | Intelligence | Programs | Collect |||| Index | Search | Join FAS SENIOR CROWN SR-71 Developed for the USAF as reconnaissance aircraft more than 30 years ago, SR-71s are still the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft. The aircraft can fly more than 2200 mph (Mach 3+ or more than three times the speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85, 000 feet. For its reconnaissance ...

FAS | Intelligence | Programs | Collect |||| Index | Search | Join FAS RQ-1 Predator MAE UAV Recent Developments On 21 February 2001 a Hellfire-C that was fired from a Predator successfully destroyed a stationary Army tank at the Indian Springs Air Force Auxiliary Airfield near Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. This weaponization of Predator includes installing hard points on the wings and ...

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird history, specifications, schematics, pictures, and data.

FAS | Intelligence | Programs | Collect |||| Index | Search | Join FAS Rivet Joint The USAF RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT surveillance aircraft are equipped with an extensive array of sophisticated intelligence gathering equipment enabling military specialists to monitor the electronic activity of adversaries. Also known as RJ , the aircraft are sometimes called hogs due to the extended hog nose and hog ...

November 2001 The Global Hawk aircraft proves looks can be deceiving story and photos by Staff Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock with wire reports Imagine a pilot strapping into an aircraft, taking off and flying for 18 to 36 hours straight with no rest or potty break. No time to catch a nap. In an aircraft that doesnt need to refuel or land during the entire mission. Impossible Maybe for everyone except ...

FAS | Intelligence | Programs | Collect |||| Index | Search | Join FAS ES-3A Shadow The ES-3A Shadow provides indications and warnings for the Battle Group commander, and is normally assigned to AQ, the Command and Control Warfare commander, for tasking and mission assignment. Lockheed's ES-3A is a high winged, jet powered, twin engine, carrier-based electronic reconnaissance mission aircraft ...

Predator (MAE UAV) Program General Predator, also identified as the Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) or Tier II UAV, is a derivative of the Gnat 750 (Tier I) UAV. In July 1996, Predator completed its 30-month ACTD program and is transitioning to low-rate initial production (LRIP) in the formal acquisition arena. The system provides long-range, long-dwell, near-real-time imagery intelligence ...

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FAS | Intelligence | IMINT Gallery | Kosovo | Index | Search | Join FAS Operation Eagle Eye U-2 Imagery For a larger view with a higher resolution, click on the image Ljubizda: (checkpoint). Checkpoint operations are only authorized in 27 locations in Kosovo, as freedom of movement is essential to the return of the IDPs to their original homes. Checkpoints, or more appropriately observation ...

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird pictures links and info.

Dryden Home : Collections : Photo Home : Proteus : Photo Proteus Contact Sheet SR-71 Photo Gallery Contact Sheet Photo Number: N/A Photo Date: N/A Formats: Low Resolution Image Contact Sheet (181 KBytes) Medium Resolution Image Contact Sheet (182 KBytes) High Resolution Image Contact Sheet (169 KBytes) Photo Description: These are the image contact sheets for each image resolution of the NASA ...

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Special Operations.Com MC-130 Combat Talon I and II Hot Link Combat Talon I & II Aircraft Profile Web Sites Enlisted Aircrew Assignment Opportunities Flight Engineers and Loadmasters SEI Microwave Systems/Support - The AN/APQ-170 Combat Talon II and AN/APQ-175 Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System (AWADS) radars were developed to meet special operational requirements of the U.S. Air Force.

Tell me when this page is updated Dan's Blackbird Page Last updated 23 March 2001 what's new! History Specs Records Farewell Pictures Video Audio Links Blackbird History Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird was ahead of its time. The history of the SR-71 can be traced back to 1957, the year that Lockheed's Advanced Development Project (better known as Skunk Works ) began exploring the feasibility of a ...

Nations better think before stirring up trouble or picking a fight, because Uncle Sam has eyes in the back of his head. The United States is looking at you, so dont make us come down there! So whos the tattletale None of your beeswax, mister. But, if you must know, its the U-2 reconnaissance plane, 10 times more accurate than mothers intuition and a ton more trustworthy than that nosy neighbor ...

Wednesday, May 9, 2001 RC-135: A strange-looking bird equipped for a secret mission By Wayne Specht, Stars and Stripes The hog-nosed RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, Rivet Joint, bristles with an extensive antenna array and strange looking bulges on its fuselage. It is a high-altitude version of the C-135, a militarized version of the veritable Boeing 707. Rivet Joint aircraft are assigned to the ...

Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.... * Long before such a feat of engineering would have been considered possible, Lockheed's Advanced Development Works designed and built the most impressive aircraft ever to roam the skies. The SR-71 Blackbird flew with impunity for over 30 years, and with good reason: Flying at over 80, 000 feet and at a normal cruise speed over Mach 3, no missile ...