Piloted jets to replace the SR-71 are not off the table, but the "son of Blackbird," whether built by Boeing or Lockheed, would likely be designed for uncrewed flight.

The following image, published by Code One on its Facebook page, shows configuration SA-2S, an SR-71 Blackbird replacement concept that was studied by Convair in the early '60s. According to Code ...

Lockheed Martin informally proposed it in 2013 as a replacement for the defunct SR-71 Blackbird, to fly as a test aircraft by 2025 and perhaps go into service in the 2030s.

Boeing's SR-71 Blackbird Replacement Travels Faster Than Mach 5 By Shane McGlaun Jan. 17, 2018 8:51 am EST Arguably the coolest aircraft ever made was the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, an aircraft ...

Key Points and Summary: The SR-71 Blackbird’s high-speed missions were fraught with challenges, including catastrophic engine failures at Mach 3. -Crews like Colonel Richard Sheffield and his ...

Super high tech replacement for the legendary SR-71 Blackbird plane that can travel from New York to LA in 45 minutes. The SR-71 Blackbird flew faster than any other production plane ...

The SR-71 was designed as a replacement for the legendary U-2 Spy Plane. The Blackbird was designed at a time when the Cold War was heating up.

Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird. The jet would hit speeds of more than Mach 5; No one has committed to building it yet.

Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, Lockheed needed “to build the impossible—and do it fast.” Called the SR-71—SR for Strategic ...

The SR-71 was the first aircraft to feature stealth capabilities. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flew for the first time on Dec. 22, 1964 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.

Indeed, by some accounts, the SR-71 cost as much as $200,000 per hour to operate when all of its ancillary expenses were factored in. Part of that cost stemmed from the fact that it was a small ...