The post SR-72 Darkstar: The Hypersonic Successor to the SR-71 Blackbird first appeared on BuzzHint. The SR-71 Blackbird, ...

On March 8, 1968, an SR-71 Blackbird, piloted by Lt. Col. Buddy Brown and RSO Maj. Dave Jensen, performed a remarkable flight ...

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 ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, a Cold War-era marvel, marked its final flight on October 9, 1999, after 25 years in service. With its Mach 3.32 speed and 85,000-foot altitude capabilities, the SR-71 ...

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 world of aviation is full of rumors swirling around Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 Darkstar, a hypersonic jet straight out of science fiction that will leave the legendary SR-71 Blackbird in its dust.