The Lockheed Martin SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” could fly before the end of the decade. Developed in secret at ...

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 ...

SR-72 is revolutionary but costly, while PAK DA is cheaper with existing technology. Pitting Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 and the Tupolev PAK DA against each other seems futile. Other than being next ...

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 ...

Sixty years later, the speed bar has changed, however; Lockheed is expected to craft an SR-72 capable of hypersonic speeds, that is, speeds in excess of Mach 5. The SR-72 could have a top speed in ...