959: The famous U-2 welcomes R2D2 as navigator. @DefTechPat @DefenseOne
Image: On May 1, 1960, the U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down by the Soviets over Sverdlovsk. He spent 21 months in a Russian prison. In 1962, Powers was exchanged for the Soviet intelligence officer Col. Rudolf Abel. Abel had been arrested in New York in 1957. This is one of two U-2 models crafted for Powers. CIA model makers made this for his March 1962 Senate Armed Services Committee testimony about the downing of his aircraft. The wings and tail are detachable to show the aircraft's breakup after the shootdown. . . . For more information on CIA history and this artifact please visit www.cia.gov (http://www.cia.gov ) Patrick Tucker, Sci-Tech editor for @DefenseOne, @DefTechPat, in re: Training robots for the military. Similar to training canines? https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/12/future-flight-training-gamer-headset-watches-you-play/170630/ https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/12/air-force-used-ai-operate-radar-u-2-spy-plane/170813/ https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/12/europe-us-air-force-brings-back-cold-war-mobility-concept/171007/