The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at it.

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator has broken the sound barrier, marking a major milestone in the effort that hopes to lead ...

Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...

The pilot would bank the 747 away from the rocket ... The KC-747 was thoroughly tested by Boeing, even refueling one of the fastest planes in the world – the SR-71 Blackbird. It used the refueling ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin has reported 2024 net sales of $71 billion, a 5 percent increase from $67.57 billion generated in 2023, and backlogs of $176 billion compared to just $160.6 billion the year prior.

All three U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Friday after President Donald Trump said he plans to announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week, following weak jobs and consumer ...

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s announcement late Friday that it will add 300 high-paying jobs in Titusillle to support an extended Trident ballistic missile producton contract with the U.S. Navy is the ...

Defence giant Lockheed Martin has moved to limit the business risks posed by technically complex and competitive government contracts for new military hardware. Speaking during a quarterly ...