Pentagon To Fund Three More Years of U-2 Operations.

The article reports that Pentagon, Virginia will be using its high-altitude reconnaissance mission, the venerable U-2 or the new Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. Topics discussed include direction from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to restart modest funding; views of Pentagon procurement chief Frank Kendall, on the U-2 decision; and fielding of the RQ-180 VEHICLE by the U.S. Air Force.