Lockheed Martin is BURNING through hundreds of millions on the SR-72 Dark Star while China and Russia race ahead, and the ...

Key Points and Summary - Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 Son of Blackbird or “Darkstar” aims to replace the SR-71 with hypersonic ISR—and possibly strike—using a turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) that ...

At Mach 6, the SR-72 can cut across radar fields of view so quickly that establishing a continuous track becomes nearly impossible. The Lockheed Martin SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” could ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works recently divulged some information about the SR-72 program to build a successor to the iconic SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. The advanced aircraft development ...

When the last SR-71 Blackbird was grounded in 1998 it was a double blow. Not only did aviation lose one of the most advanced aircraft ever built, but also one of the most beautiful. Lockheed Martin's ...

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has confirmed that it is developing the SR-72 spy plane. The successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, which was capable of Mach 3.5, the SR-72 will be a hypersonic unmanned ...

On June 7, Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), also known as Skunk Works, revealed new information about their hypersonic technologies. Specifically, they discussed the successor to ...

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works is developing the SR-72, a hypersonic spy plane designed to fly at Mach 6, making it the fastest aircraft ever and eliminating the need for stealth technology. Intended ...

Aviation Week’s Guy Norris has an exclusive article on the successor for the Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird, the legendary spy plane that may be the favorite of every airplane nerd in the world. The ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Most aviation aficionados are quite familiar with the SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed’s Cold War-era ...