The legendary SR-71 is getting a hypersonic, unmanned successor: the SR-72 “Son of Blackbird,” capable of Mach 6 speeds ...

Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is designed to replace the iconic SR-71 with a hypersonic, largely unmanned ISR ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The SR-72’s promoters argue that “speed is the new stealth,” reflecting a growing belief in some quarters that improved networked sensors will eventually diminish the ...

One of the stars of the new film Top Gun: Maverick is the SR-72 Darkstar hypersonic aircraft. The SR-72 doesn’t really exist, but engineers at Lockheed Martin had a hand in its development. The ...

The SR-72 Darkstar – Lockheed Martin’s not-so-secret “Skunk Works” may actually be working on the long-rumored successor to the Mach 3+ SR-71. The aircraft would reportedly be more capable than the ...

Darkstar, the secretive, ultrafast jet supposedly being developed for the U.S. military, may have gotten another shred of confirmation that it actually exists. The Lockheed tweet was in celebration of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin’s hypersonic SR-72 Darkstar could fly by 2023, or perhaps on the silver screen next month! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

NASA awarded Lockheed Martin a modest $892,292 earlier this month to study the feasibility of developing an unmanned hypersonic spy plane called the SR-72. This superfast recon drone, first teased in ...