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Space suits. heres 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. hes 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 pilots tell me. >> were able to get out there and find the gu...

In a spy plane. we were given rare access to the launch and landing of the highly secretive missions that have a clear objective, one of the pilots tells me. >> we can find those guys and track them and get back to the fighter types. when they go out, they have the best intel and information about where they are and obviously do what needs to be done. >> reporter: the u-2 can fly high. more than 70,000 feet and get pictures to forces on the ground fast. it is a cold war era plane flying since th...

It is a highly secretive aerial spying program targeting isis. the mission, to gain information on their leadership and installations. the pilots are flying at altitudes so high they have to actually wear space suits. heres more from cnns senior international correspondent frederick pleitgen. >> 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. hes about to embark on a high altitude reconnaissance mission in...

>> if these guys were sent out to kill these journalists and these police officers by aqap al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in yemen, what does this mean? >> this is a very sophisticated, professional assassination or professional execution, if you will. weve seen a lot of lone wolf attacks and they call it the radicalized individuals. this one seems to be well thought out in advance, very professional and a well thought-out execution that took place. and so that signals to me its not someone o...