The Next Generation of Spy Plane

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"Early Show" Gets Exclusive Clearance into Global Hawk Spy Plane's Mission Command Center.

(CBS) "Early Show" weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price was to fly in a U-2 spy plane Thursday in the "Edge of the Earth" series.

However, before doing that, he gave viewers an inside, exclusive look into what just might be the future of U.S. espionage aviation -- the Global Hawk.

Though the U-2 still provides the most detailed photo images for intelligence gathering, the Global Hawk could one day replace the 50-year-old U-2.

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My Comment: What can I say ... the future is now.