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> (or drones so effective in replacing reconnaissance aircraft) It's a combo of this and satellites. The only credible rumor I believe is that a even stealthi
by aurailious 8y ago
> (or drones so effective in replacing reconnaissance aircraft)
It's a combo of this and satellites.
The only credible rumor I believe is that a even stealthier variant of the F-117 was used in the "gap" between the SR-71 and modern drones. But since then almost all ISR is done by drones, with the rare exception when the U2 is still flown.
Otherwise satellites had gotten to the point in the 90s that they could provide real time feeds so it destroyed the need for a high end recon platform like the sr-71 and all other ISR could be done by cheap drones.