Sources for info on spy planes?

[The Black Swan]

So I've got someone asking me for info/sources about spy/recon planes, preferably modern but since that is more classified what ever is most modern.

 

I'm not as familiar with spy planes, do you guys know any good websites and articles on both modern aerial reconnaissance and specific spy planes and drones.

Books would work too if you don't know any good sites.

 

Maybe some stuff on the U2, SR-71, modern spy drones, etc.

 

The person who wants the info wouldn't be looking for overly technical stuff, as they aren't familiar with military aviation.

So some general info on capabilities with specifics that won't go to far over the head of the "lay person" would be preferred.

 

Thanks in advance.

[mig29movt]

Some of you may already know it, for the rest:

http://www.foia.cia.gov/search.asp

 

 

http://www.foia.cia.gov/docs/DOC_0000192682/DOC_0000192682.pdf

 

 

Maybe something like this?

Ah the links are broken :glare:

 

 

This is the new link:

https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/search/site/sr-71

 

hmm: U-2 Flight Handbook

 

Time flies when searching this database :)

 

EDIT: I managed to fix the above link: The U-2 and OXCART programs 390 pages (!)

Edited September 8, 2017 by mig29movt

[Phantom88]

This is a very good book(IMO) Documenting Lockheed Martin's "SkunkWorks" Secret projects from The U2,SR-71 to The F-117 NightHawk.

https://books.google.com/books/about/Skunk_Works.html?id=nXUbFuRT9LwC

 

This is a very good website dealing with all current Military Aviation World Wide

https://theaviationist.com/

 

Here is a good weekly podcast that deals with modern aviation,They have had great Military/Stealth discussions on previous episole's

http://aviationweek.com/check-6-podcast

[QuiGon]

If it's not supposed to be focused too much on technical details, but more on actual employment of such aircraft, I can recommend some stuff on the SR-71:

 

A (pretty expensive) book by former SR-71 Pilot Brian Shaul: Sled Driver: Flying the World's Fastest Jet

(also see this thread: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=131560)

 

This (very entertaining) video where Shaul talks about his exeriences in this bird:

 

This interview with Richard Graham, another former SR-71 pilot:

[The Black Swan]

Thanks guys! :)