Equipped with next-generation radars, cameras, and intelligence sensors, the SR-71 Blackbird proved to be a crucial ...

Josh Welton recounts his visit to the SR-71 Spy-Posium at The Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Experience in Kalamazoo, Mich., and ...

The USAF and NASA subsequently retired their ... dissipation mechanisms were required for the aircraft. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is retired and being relpaced by the SR-72 UAV.

One of aviation's most fascinating tales involves the SR-71 Blackbird. It comes from U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Shul, who ...

Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of twentieth century American military aviation. Conceived in ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...

More from Military & Defense 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 ...

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On the cover of Aviation Week’s Jan. 20, 1990, issue, a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 flies over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force had announced the phasing out of the ...

The SR-71 was so fast that when fired upon with a ... operate at subsonic speeds (save for the now-retired Concorde), military aircraft routinely operate at supersonic (and hypersonic) speeds ...

The second spot on the list goes to another remarkable machine: the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Introduced into the United States Air Force in 1966, these aircraft were so fast they could outrun ...

The engine meets the military’s requirement for “100 ... a plane faster and more advanced than the legendary American SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft could reach speeds ...