The B-71 Plan: Why the SR-71 Wasn't Converted into a Bomber The B-71 Plan Failed: The SR-71 Blackbird was never hit or damaged by enemy fire. It eluded an estimated 4,000 surface-to-air missiles ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is easily one of the world's most iconic aircraft. They first took to the skies in the 1960s, and by the turn of the century, they were retired. Nowadays, you can only find SR ...

The Air Force’s plan is to release the NGAD warplane system first—and then, five years later, release the NextRS. Why?

The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three ... The jet will be an unmanned hypersonic aircraft. Lockheed claims it will reach speeds topping Mach 6 — over 4,500 mph — and they also ...

By the Vietnam War, the A-1 was technologically outdated, yet still effective. The U.S. military has long relied upon jet engines for its fighter and attack aircraft. As early as ...