U.S. Air Force Phases Out Legacy U-2 Sigint Collector

Credit: U-2: USAF
The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works U-2S fleet appears to have fully transitioned to the RQ-4 Global Hawk’s primary communications and electronic intelligence collector, the Northrop Grumman ASQ-230 Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload (ASIP). On Dec. 15, a U-2 assigned to U.S. Central Command’s 380th...

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