Northrop Grumman is moving forward with plans to overhaul its manufacturing process for the purpose of supporting higher ...

They taunted and toyed with the MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach, and circling leisurely above them or dashing off at speeds the Russians ...

The Blackbird’s stealth qualities took shape ... And why the Air Force’s current B-2 stealth bombers usually attack their targets in concert with other warplanes, cruise missiles, and plenty ...

LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD Role: Strategic reconnaissance ... The SR-71 was designed to have basic stealth characteristics and served as a precursor to future stealth aircraft.

However, the Blackbird wasn’t a stealth plane by modern standards ... and later considered a high speed bomber, the B-71 (coming numerically after the XB-70 Valkyrie bomber that never entered ...

The Air Force developed prototypes of an interceptor version, the YF-12, and later considered a high speed bomber ... However, the Blackbird wasn’t a stealth plane by modern standards—it ...

It remains to be seen whether this aircraft will be part of the U.S. Air Force’s new long-range stealth bomber program or any other stealth strike aircraft the United States is fielding.

LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD Role: Strategic reconnaissance ... The SR-71 was designed to have basic stealth characteristics and served as a precursor to future stealth aircraft.