"Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 Mach 6 Darkstar: What We Know" Topic
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Tango01  | 11 Jan 2021 8:47 p.m. PST |
"It was over twenty years ago the Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" was retired by the United States Air Force, and while surveillance satellites can provide that eye in the sky for intelligence gathering there is still a need for such high flying, ultra-fast aircraft. Such a platform would complement other manned aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), providing flexibility in how intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) is gathered. Back in 2013, Lockheed Martin proposed a follow-up to the SR-71. Fittingly, it was the SR-72, which has also become known as the "Son of the Blackbird," and it was suggested that the vehicle could fly by 2023 – that is unless it has already taken flight…"
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 11 Jan 2021 9:00 p.m. PST |
How does a Navy fighter pilot get behind the stick of a supersecret Air Force spy plane? |
| Thresher01 | 11 Jan 2021 11:24 p.m. PST |
Aurora by another name, and it has been flying for at least a couple of decades now, reportedly. One was spotted flying over the North Sea last century. |
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