The Lockheed Martin SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” could fly before the end of the decade. Developed in secret at Lockheed’s renowned Skunk Works division, the SR-72 is expected to ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...

In 1963, the Lockheed A-12 (code-named “Archangel”) became America’s first supersonic stealth plane. Incredibly fast, much ...

While the name of Lockheed Martin’s experimental SR-72 is the ... which refers to it as “Son of Blackbird.” In addition to the movie creating a name, the jet design in “Maverick” is ...

The Lockheed Martin SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” could fly before the end of the decade. Developed in secret at Lockheed’s renowned Skunk Works division, the SR-72 is ...

the moniker was at least partially inspired by the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird, the Lockheed Martin’s legendary Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and preferred delivery aircraft of ...

When an airframe is named in reference to the SR-71 Blackbird, you can expect that ... Sixty years later, the speed bar has changed, however; Lockheed is expected to craft an SR-72 capable of ...