Rumors have become a cottage industry since the retirement of the SR-71 in 1989. Many wonder about a replacement for the ...

Created by Lockheed’s legendary Skunk Works team—a top-secret ... the SR-71 was retired from the Air Force in 1990. Blackbird number 972, which set four international speed records that ...

However, none of these fifth-generation platforms beat out a Cold War-era aircraft when it comes to top speed. The SR-71 “Blackbird” broke the world’s record for sustained altitude in ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy ... Mach 3 (above 2,200 mph). That's over 3 times faster than the speed of sound. The recon jets went ...

Former Air Force pilot Brian Shul calls the super-fast SR-71 Blackbird ... (Another Blackbird, 61-7958, set the record for average jet speed: 2,193.167 mph.) On March 6, 1990, as it made its ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...