Key Points and Summary - This analysis debates the U.S. Air Force's need for the secretive, Mach 6+ SR-72 hypersonic aircraft. -Proponents laud its game-changing speed, arguing it can penetrate any ...
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has been publicly discussing the SR-72 "Son of Blackbird" — a hypersonic reconnaissance and strike aircraft designed to fly at Mach 6, nearly twice the speed of the ...