For more than a decade, aviation fans have obsessed over the rumored SR-72 “Son of Blackbird,” a Mach 6 reconnaissance and ...
Summary and Key Points: Tom Cruise’s dramatic entrance at the 2024 Olympics, reminiscent of his iconic role as Maverick in Top Gun, has reignited interest in the mysterious SR-72 Darkstar, a ...
Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is designed to replace the iconic SR-71 with a hypersonic, largely unmanned ISR and strike platform capable of speeds above Mach 6. -Powered by a ...
What You Need to Know: The SR-72, developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, is a proposed hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft aimed to fill critical intelligence gaps in the U.S. Air Force.