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The Aviationist on MSN6d
The Secretive D-21 Drone and Operation Senior Bowl
Even more Top Secret than the Lockheed SR-71, the D-21 drone was a promising Cold War idea that could have eliminated the need for manned overflights, ...
National Security Journal on MSN4d
We Don’t Really Know If the Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar Is Real
The SR-72 “Darkstar” is the long-rumored hypersonic successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, a secret project from ...
National Security Journal on MSN1d
I Study Spy Planes for a Living: The SR-72 Darkstar Gives Me ‘Goosebumps’
The Lockheed Martin SR-72 “Darkstar,” a conceptual hypersonic aircraft, aims to achieve speeds of Mach 6, but a critical ...