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SR-72 Darkstar Is the Secret Mach 6 Plane You Can Only See in Top Gun
The Chinese are not bashful when it comes to showing off new military airplanes. The Chinese air force conducts performances ...
National Security Journal on MSN6d
The SR-72 Darkstar Could Be a Bomber
The United States is finally building a successor to the incredible SR-71 Blackbird. Lockheed Martin’s highly secretive Skunk ...
Business Insider7y
Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72
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 ...
The National Interest8d
SR-72 Darkstar: The SR-71’s Successor Will Blow You Away
The SR-71 may be a retired Cold War-era enterprise ... leave it to the geniuses at Skunk Works to figure it out. Lockheed’s program manager Brad Leland noted that “Hypersonic aircraft ...
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SR-72 ‘Darkstar’ Jet Rumors That Have Us Fascinated
While the name of Lockheed Martin’s experimental SR-72 is the Darkstar in “Top Gun: Maverick,” that is not the jet’s actual name. The name hasn’t been officially revealed. The closest ...
Business Insider India7y
Everything we know about the mysterious SR-72 - Lockheed Martin's successor to the fastest plane ever
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the 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 ...