The SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is one of the most nebulous and mysterious projects currently underway by Lockheed Martin’s ...

Summary and Key Points: Tom Cruise’s dramatic entrance at the 2024 Olympics, reminiscent of his iconic role as Maverick in Top Gun, has reignited interest in the mysterious SR-72 Darkstar, a ...

At Mach 6, the SR-72 can cut across radar fields of view so quickly that establishing a continuous track becomes nearly impossible. The Lockheed Martin SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” could ...

Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Darkstar” hypersonic aircraft remains shrouded in secrecy, with no confirmed public flight despite a planned 2025 debut. The program aims for Mach 6+ speeds using advanced ...

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has confirmed that it is developing the SR-72 spy plane. The successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, which was capable of Mach 3.5, the SR-72 will be a hypersonic unmanned ...

It’s not every day you wake up to the news that Lockheed Martin confirmed it has been secretly working on a successor to its famous hypersonic spyplane, the SR-71 Blackbird. That’s what happened on ...

Based on Lockheed’s quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, that places the total Lockheed losses associated with this single shadow program up to some $335 million since ...

If you are into flight, 2024 (and the next few years for that matter) could be a rather interesting time for aviation advancements. We are entering an era of pushing the boundaries, reviving ...

SPEED LIMITS: U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh is disavowing any knowledge of Lockheed Martin’s hypersonic concept, the SR-72, recently revealed by Aviation Week (Aerospace DAILY, Nov. 4) ...