The legendary SR-71 Blackbird, capable of reaching Mach 3.0, set speed records and flew high-risk reconnaissance missions ...

Discover the story of the SR-71 Blackbird, an engineering marvel developed during the Cold War to replace vulnerable spy planes like the U-2. Capable of Mach 3.2 and equipped with stealth features, ...

From the years when it was operational to today, the SR-71 Blackbird has retained the title of the fastest aircraft ever made ...

Nearly half a century ago, the SR-71 Blackbird set the record for highest sustained flight and fastest manned aircraft, and as of 2024 these world records still hold. What You Need to Know ...

Californian man snaps mystery aircraft above his house that experts believe is successor to SR-71 Blackbird - even though military has not acknowledged it exists Lockheed Martin has unveiled plans ...

Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird -- a smoothly contoured, supersonic aircraft -- for decades captured the imagination of youths ...

The Soviet Union continued to invest heavily in the development of capable next-generation fighter and bomber aircraft ...

One of the most defining characteristics of the SR-71 was its extraordinary speed. It could fly at speeds exceeding Mach 3, which empowered the aircraft to outrun the missiles launched at it. The ...

In a September 1965 test, a YF-12 successfully launched a quarter-kiloton atomic missile, from an altitude of 75,000 feet at ...