The SR-72 “Darkstar” is designed as a successor to the iconic SR-71 Blackbird. According to the designers at Lockheed Martin, ...

While the Blackbird’s reputation as a powerhouse aircraft is well deserved, a planned successor could exceed its performance. When the blockbuster hit Top ... s speed. If Lockheed’s SR-72 ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast ... For this reason, “speed is the new stealth” is a slogan that accompanied the unveiling of the SR-72 in 2013. However, the SR-71’s story is a proof that ...

When "Top Gun ... the famed SR-71 Blackbird. It stands to reason that the next jet in the series would be assigned the designation SR-72, and as it happens, there is such an aircraft in development.

Summary: The SR-72, dubbed the “Son of Blackbird,” is Lockheed Martin’s cutting-edge hypersonic aircraft designed to surpass the SR-71 Blackbird’s speed and stealth capabilities.

also called the Blackbird, in obvious homage to the SR-71. Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has already begun development on the high altitude SR-72, which will fly at Mach 6—twice the speed of ...

Lockheed Martin’s hypersonic SR-72 Darkstar could fly by ... are quite familiar with the SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed’s Cold War-era spy plane that set speed and altitude records for decades ...

Former SR-71 pilot Brian Shul recounted a 1986 mission over Libya where he pushed the Blackbird beyond its speed limits, exceeding Mach 3.2 in his book "Sled Driver." While some Blackbirds went ...

Last month, we hinted that Lockheed Martin's super-secret experimental spy plane follow-up to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, designated as the SR-72, might have made a cameo in the "Top Gun ...

The black paint job, designed to dissipate heat, earned it the nickname Blackbird ... SR-71 set the records it still holds: flying at a sustained altitude of 85,069 feet, and reaching a top speed ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, a legendary Cold War-era aircraft known for holding the world’s absolute speed record, may soon have a successor. Lockheed Martin’s SR-72, or “Son of Blackbird,” is ...