When the Blackbird entered service with the Air Force in 1966, it was simply too advanced for existing fuel and navigation systems.

The A-12 Oxcart, developed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works for the CIA in the early 1960s, was the single-seat, Mach 3.29 (at 90,000 feet) precursor to the USAF’s more famous SR-71 Blackbird. -While both ...

During its service, the SR-71 flew numerous high-risk missions and was targeted by more than 4,000 missiles. Not a single one ...

The SR-71 may be a retired ... surrounding the Blackbird successor remains highly under wraps or simply not existent. Only time will tell if Lockheed’s hypersonic aircraft will reach operational ...

In 1976, a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird set an airspeed record of ... With regard to military aircraft and civilian transport, faster is generally better, and governments and wealthy individuals ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was the United States’ premier strategic reconnaissance platform during the tense decades of the Cold War. Officially entering service in 1966, the aircraft provided ... s only ...

You can create a release to package software, along with release notes and links to binary files, for other people to use. Learn more about releases in our docs.

The F-22 Raptor is built by Lockheed Martin and is one of the most ... in the plane remains a highly guarded secret, including the cockpit's interior. Only recently have we begun to get some ...

The SR Series G7+ now joins the ranks of turbine-powered aircraft such as Piper's M600 SLS and M700 Fury, Daher's TBM 940 and 960, Cirrus' own SF50 G2 and G2+ Vision Jets, as well as Garmin's King ...

Elon Musk has also rebuked the fifth-generation fighter aircraft. Laura Loomer, the far-right activist who has a direct line to President Donald Trump, criticized Lockheed Martin's F-35 program ...