Developed during the Cold War to spy on the Soviet Union, the SR-71 Blackbird was nothing short of a revolutionary, ...

“Faster than a speeding bullet” may bring to mind a certain superhero from the planet Krypton, but it was literally true of the SR-71 Blackbird, the sleek, stealthy Air Force spy plane taken ...

Rumors have become a cottage industry since the retirement of the SR-71 in 1989. Many wonder about a replacement for 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 ...

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 ...

Of course, the actual SR-71 Blackbird had transformed manned flight long before special-effects animators saw its potential. Created as the ultimate spy plane, the SR-71, which first took to the ...

Designed at the height of the Cold War, this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft has outlasted spy satellites, cutting-edge drones, and even the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. But what makes it so ...

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 ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the 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 ...

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