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National Security Journal on MSN12h
The SR-72 Darkstar Is Part Bomber, Part Mach 6 Spy Plane
The SR-72 Darkstar, also known as the “Son of Blackbird,” is Lockheed Martin’s next-generation hypersonic aircraft designed to succeed the SR-71. Capable of cruising at Mach 6, it promises to ...
National Security Journal on MSN5d
The SR-71 Blackbird Rots in Museums: Still the Fastest Production Plane Ever
Developed during the Cold War to spy on the Soviet Union, the SR-71 Blackbird was nothing short of a revolutionary, ...
Smithsonian Magazine5d
A Beautiful Biplane Represents a Future That Never Was
The National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center is home to some of the titans of aviation history—think the ...