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cameras and sensors have been completely upgraded. with its many upgrades, it remains one of america s main assets in the information gathering effort against isis. of course, intelligence gathering happens on many levels and much of it happens through drones like this global hawk which patrols above iraq and syria almost every day. the information from these surveillance platforms is key to helping jets from the u.s.-led anti-isis coalition strike their targets. support of forces combatting the group on the ground in places like mosul and iraq. but while the u2 can soar higher than any other plane, it s pretty hard to land. we re in a chase car that speeds after the jet helping to guide the pilot to the ground after almost ten-hour mission. peeling himself out of the cockpit, captain steven believes
space suits. here s an incredible firsthand look how they gather intelligence. fighting isis in a space suit. we can only identify the pilot by his first name, captain steven and by his call sign, meathead. he s about to embark on a high altitude reconnaissance mission in a u2 spy plane. we were given rare access to the preparation and launch and landing of one of these highly secretive missions that have a clear objective one of the pilot s tell me. we re able to get out there and find the guys and track them and get that back to the fighter types and bomber types so they have the best intel, best information where they are and then obviously do what needs to be done. reporter: the u2 can supply extremely high, more than 70,000 feet and get pictures and other informations to forces on the ground very fast. it s a cold war era plane, flying since the 1950s but its
the mission is to gain information on their leadership and installations. they fly at altitudes so high the pilots have to wear space suits. here is frederik pleitgen with an incredible first-hand look. reporter: fighting isis in a space suit. we can only identify the pilot by his first name, captain steven, and by his call sign, meathead. he s about to embark on a high altitude recognizance mission in a spy plane. we were given rare access to the preparations, launch and landing of the secretive missions that have a clear objective, one of the pilots tells me. with the u 2 we re able to get out there and find those guys, track them and get them to the fighter and bomber types so they have the best intel, best information about where they are and obviously, do what needs to be done. reporter: the u 2 can fly extremely high, more than 70,000 feet, and get pictures and other information to forces
than almost any other plane, it s pretty hard to land. we are in a chase car that speeds after the jet helping to guide the pilot to the ground after an almost ten-hour mission. peeling himself out of the cockpit, captain steven says he believes the u-2 is making a major impact. things that we can do while we re up there as well as how often we are up there, thanks to maintenance guys, we are constantly up in the air providing support for those who need it the most. reporter: the need for the u-2 services will remain in high demand. while isis may be losing ground, the group remains both deadly and elusive. fred pleitgen, cnn in the middle east. still to come, a missing mother found safe and sound three weeks after vanishing.
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