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The Lockheed Martin SR-72, colloquially referred to as "Son of Blackbird", [1] is an American hypersonic UAV concept intended for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) proposed privately in 2013 by Lockheed Martin as a successor to the retired Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. In 2018, company executives said an SR-72 test vehicle could ...
The Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most recognizable aircraft designs in history. Few other planes have captured the public's attention and imagination in quite the same way as the ...
A proposed UAV successor, the SR-72, is under development by Lockheed Martin, and scheduled to fly in 2025. [10] In 1974, a pair of SR-71 flights set the records for highest sustained flight and quickest flight between London and New York.
NF-16D VISTA – General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin (redesignated X-62 in 2021) ... SR-71 Blackbird – Lockheed; SR-72 – Lockheed Martin (unofficial, in development ...
Lockheed Have Blue stealth technology demonstrator; Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth ground-attack aircraft; Lockheed Martin Polecat unmanned aerial vehicle; Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel; Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3.3 very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft; Lockheed Martin SR-72; Lockheed U-2 very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft
By the late 1980s, many aerospace industry observers believed that the U.S. had the technological capability to build a Mach 5 (hypersonic speed) replacement for the aging Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Detailed examinations of the U.S. defense budget claimed to have found money missing or channeled into black projects. [8]
The SR-72 [12] is the proposed successor to the SR-71 Blackbird. There were unconfirmed rumors about the SR-72 dating back to 2007, when various sources disclosed that Lockheed Martin was developing a Mach 6 plane for the US Air Force.
Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson (February 27, 1910 – December 21, 1990) was an American aeronautical and systems engineer.He is recognized for his contributions to a series of important aircraft designs, most notably the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird.