The legendary SR-71 is getting a hypersonic, unmanned successor: the SR-72 “Son of Blackbird,” capable of Mach 6 speeds ...
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. -With plans to reach ...
Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is designed to replace the iconic SR-71 with a hypersonic, largely unmanned ISR ...
What You Need to Know: The SR-72, developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, is a proposed hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft aimed to fill critical intelligence gaps in the U.S. Air Force.