Aircraft
Pentagon's Next Budget Would Retire U-2, A-10
The Pentagon proposes replacing the U-2 manned reconnaissance aircraft with the Global Hawk Block 30 UAV. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
The Pentagon proposes replacing the U-2 manned reconnaissance aircraft with the Global Hawk Block 30 UAV. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

The Pentagon proposes retiring the U-2 Dragon Lady and A-10 Warthog in the Fiscal Year 2015 defense budget it will present to the Congress next week, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said. Hagel and Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, previewed the budget for reporters on February 24.