The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it could outrun missiles—and did. Flying at Mach 3.3 and over 90,000 feet, this Cold War marvel gathered top-secret intel over hostile skies without ever firing a ...

Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of twentieth century American military aviation. Conceived in the ...

Like the U-2, the SR-71 was built by aircraft giant Lockheed Aircraft Corporation. This company later formed Lockheed Martin in 1995 after merging with the Martin Marietta Corporation.

Lockheed Martin began development on a hypersonic successor to the SR-71 Blackbird in 2006. The program continued in secret for seven years, before being formally announced to the public in 2013.

The infamous stealh jet, the SR-71 Blackbird needed powerful engines to stay off the radar and outrun anything. The J58 fit the bill perfectly.

There are rumors that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, which developed the SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic reconnaissance aircraft that was active during the US-Soviet Cold War, has ...

The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is one of the most famous military aircraft ever created, starting its service life with the United States Armed Forces back in 1966.

Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, Lockheed needed “to build the impossible—and do it fast.” Called the SR-71—SR for Strategic ...

This scale replica of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird will fit in the back of your pickup truck, and it almost sounds like the real deal with its twin turbines!