The Air Force hopes to launch at least one analysis of alternatives to explore intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft and sensor options in the next two to three years, and is currently working with industry on "multiple lines of effort to determine the best mix of force structure," a service spokesman recently told Inside the Air Force . That effort could plot the next steps for high-altitude platforms after Lockheed Martin's U-2 Dragon Lady begins retirement in 2019, handing its...
