U-2S Cockpit Refresh Enables Preretirement Radar Upgrade

A U-2S flies with the avionics tech refresh upgrade in the cockpit for the first time.

Credit: Lockheed Martin
A final upgrade for the Lockheed Martin U-2S is moving forward after the U.S. Air Force and the company’s Skunk Works unit completed a first flight of an avionics technology refresh in the cockpit. In addition to refreshing the displays, communication suite and navigation system in the U-2S cockpit...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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