Blackbird flew faster, higher, and longer than any jet in history. Discover how this Cold War marvel became the ultimate spy ...

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 ...

The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. As Washington and Beijing race to produce the world’s first-ever sixth-generation aircraft ...

Head-on view from slightly above the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, beautifully lit from the darkness of its storage building at the National Air and Space Museum, September 21, 2000. Eric Long / NASM ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Air Zoo, located in Portage, is soaring to new heights as a must-visit destination for aviation enthusiasts and families ...

A Russian pilot claimed he was able to lock his missiles onto an SR-71 during one incident, and 6 Foxhounds reportedly cornered a Blackbird in another. Source: The National Interest and The ...