What made the SR-71 Blackbird the ultimate spy plane? Was it its stealth, speed, or high-altitude capabilities? And why did it disappear from military service? U.S. farmers react to China's ...

The SR-71 “Blackbird” broke the world’s record ... initially conceptualized to fulfill the CIA’s need for a new spy plane. The intelligence agency had been previously relying on the ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...

INCREDIBLE plans have been revealed for a hypersonic superjet dubbed “Son of Blackbird” that could soon become the world’s fastest aircraft. Building on the legacy of the SR-71 ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, first introduced six decades ... of the USSR on a regular basis was required. The CIA’s U-2 spy plane was first developed to fulfill this need. The high altitude ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...

the famed SR-71 Blackbird. It stands to reason that the next jet in the series would be assigned the designation SR-72, and as it happens, there is such an aircraft in development. Unfortunately ...

The F-117 Nighthawk was developed in response to the US' need for a jet that could operate completely undetected by the enemy.