Editing Lockheed U-2 (section)

===Avionics Tech Refresh===
In 2020, the US Air Force awarded the Avionics Tech Refresh contract to [[Lockheed Martin]] for upgrading the U-2.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Marty|date=2020-04-10|title=U.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Avionics Tech Refresh Contract To Advance U-2'S Capabilities For The Future Battlespace|url=https://stl.news/u-s-air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-to-advance-u-2s-capabilities-for-the-future-battlespace/400494/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=STL News|language=en-US|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501093042/https://stl.news/u-s-air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-to-advance-u-2s-capabilities-for-the-future-battlespace/400494/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In February 2020, the flight tests and the installation of new electro-optical reconnaissance systems were completed. [[USA-231#SYERS|SYERS-2C]] cameras manufactured by [[Collins Aerospace]] equip the entire U-2S fleet. The contract is valued at $50 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2020 |title=U.S. Air Force awards Lockheed Martin avionics tech refresh contract for U-2 |url=https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2020/04/10/u-s-air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-for-u-2/ |access-date=16 April 2020 |website=[[Aerotech News and Review]] |language=en-US |archive-date=13 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413175324/https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2020/04/10/u-s-air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-for-u-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The U-2S's [[Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance#ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)|ISR]] very high altitude mission requires changes for avionics suite for the U-2's onboard systems, a new mission computer designed to the U.S. Air Force's open mission systems standard<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2020/april/6144-us-air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-to-advance-u-2-s-capabilities-for-the-future-battlespace.html |title=US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin Avionics Tech Refresh contract to advance U-2's capabilities for the future battlespace |work=Air_Recognition |date=14 April 2020 |access-date=15 April 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803155616/https://www.airrecognition.com/index.php/news/defense-aviation-news/2020/april/6144-us-air-force-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-to-advance-u-2-s-capabilities-for-the-future-battlespace.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and a new and modern cockpit displays ([[Primary flight display]] or PFD).<ref>{{cite web |title=USAF awards Lockheed Martin Avionics Tech Refresh contract to advance U-2's capabilities for the Future Battlespace |url=https://aerodefenseinternational.com/usaf-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-to-advance-u-2s-capabilities-for-the-future-battlespace/ |website=aerodefenseinternational.com |publisher=Aerospace and Defense International |access-date=15 April 2020 |date=13 April 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803141047/https://aerodefenseinternational.com/usaf-awards-lockheed-martin-avionics-tech-refresh-contract-to-advance-u-2s-capabilities-for-the-future-battlespace/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The avionics upgrades are scheduled to be completed by 2022. Lockheed Martin then plans to refresh the U-2's sensors and other electronic systems., to act as a node in the [[Joint All-Domain Command and Control|Advanced Battle Management System]] (ABMS) now under development.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tegler|first=Eric|date=June 10, 2020|title=Famed U-2 Spy Plane Takes on a New Surveillance Mission|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/famed-u-2-spy-plane-takes-on-a-new-surveillance-mission/|access-date=2021-05-01|website=[[Scientific American]]|language=en|archive-date=11 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611105531/https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/famed-u-2-spy-plane-takes-on-a-new-surveillance-mission/|url-status=live}}</ref>