Lockheed Martin's SR-72 was proposed as an unmanned or optionally piloted successor to the SR-71, intended to fly at about ...

Key Points and Summary - America’s proposed SR-72 revives the Blackbird idea: survive not by hiding, but by outrunning. -A Mach-6 ISR/strike jet could compress decision cycles, pierce dense air ...

At Mach 6, the SR-72 can cut across radar fields of view so quickly that establishing a continuous track becomes nearly impossible. In the new global arms race between the United States, China, and ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Although not much is known about the Blackbird successor, Lockheed Martin press releases indicate that the airframe would use elements of both a scramjet and turbine ...

Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, better known as Skunk Works, might be further along in the development process for the SR-72 than it has let on. A proposed hypersonic reconnaissance ...

When I was a kid I used to visit the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base. While the museums was home to many of the most notable aircraft in US history, one wonder stood apart from the ...

Some 24 years after the SR-71 Blackbird made its last flight, Lockheed Martin has hinted at the existence of the Blackbird’s alleged replacement, the SR-72 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Previous ...

The US Air Force has its heart set on developing hypersonic drones that can be used for surveillance as well as attack missions Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin's SR-72 might have already reached the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it outran every missile shoot against it and every interceptor scrambled to intercept it. The aviation “side” of the Web went abuzz following the rumor that an SR-72 ...