The United States is finally building a successor to the incredible SR-71 Blackbird. Lockheed Martin’s highly secretive Skunk ...

Standing before the aircraft, it’s not hard to understand the feelings of Air Force test pilot Terry Pappas, who says that of all the planes he flew, the SR-71 “is at the pinnacle. When you ...

The SR-71 may be a retired Cold War-era enterprise, but the infamous aircraft retains several world records, beating out even the more advanced fifth-generation jets in service today. Back in the ...

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 A triangle pointing right which indicates ...

In fact, the SR-71 flew so fast that even in the cold of ... Most of them had been around Lockheed-built aircraft their whole careers. Many had been in ground crews for the P-38—another Johnson ...

Given the purpose of this aircraft, there were no weapons onboard. Developed by Lockheed, the SR-71 Blackbird is a long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft can hit speeds as fast ...

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 ...