Designed to fly at Mach 6 and beyond, the SR-72 is Lockheed Martin’s next-generation unmanned spy plane—and potential strike ...

The SR-72 ‘Son of Blackbird’, Lockheed Martin’s forthcoming hypersonic wonder. In the contrails of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, the SR-72 is not so much a successor but a revolutionary breakthrough ...

Lockheed Martin officials have said the hypersonic SR-72 — dubbed the 'Son of Blackbird' by one trade journal — could fly by 2030 You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

First hinted at way back in 2007, Lockheed Martin’s vision for the SR-72 was not just to match the capabilities of the SR-71. Instead, Lockheed dreamed of far exceeding the SR-71’s capabilities.

The Lockheed Martin SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” could fly before the end of the decade. Developed in secret at Lockheed’s renowned Skunk Works division, the SR-72 is ...

A Lockheed Martin executive recently hinted that the SR-72, the hypersonic successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, may already exist. The executive said that new design tools and more powerful computers ...