Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar Has 1 Weapon Russia and China Can’t Hope to Match

Mach 3.3 Record Breaker: The SR-71 Blackbird Was So Fast It Could Literally Outpace the Sun

Summary and Key Points: Built to survive a world where the U-2 could be shot down, the SR-71 Blackbird was Lockheed’s Skunk Works answer to Soviet air defenses: speed, altitude, and smart engineering. -Derived from the A-12, the Air Force’s two-seat SR-71 used a titanium-heavy structure to handle punishing heat and Pratt & Whitney J58 […] The post Mach 3.3 Record Breaker: The SR-71 Blackbird Was So Fast It Could Literally Outpace the Sun appeare…

Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar Has 1 Weapon Russia and China Can’t Hope to Match

Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest acknowledged crewed, air-breathing jet, a Cold War icon that relied on Mach 3-plus speed and extreme altitude to outrun threats. Since its 1990s retirement, speculation has swirled around a successor often dubbed the SR-72. The SR-72 could hit Mach 6, a ‘weapon’ that Russia and China can’t seem to match. SR-72 Darkstar or Son of Blackbird. Image Credit: Lockheed Martin. SR-72 Darkstar Plane. Imag…