Built for an army cooperation role, the Lysander excelled as a flagship for spying missions. “Some talk of Alexander and some ...

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 ...

In 1998, the “Blackbird” was retired. Although the spy plane has been out of service for nearly a quarter-century, it remains unsurpassed in speed, altitude, ingenuity, and its ability to ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The United States launched one of its now-legendary Lockheed SR-71s from American soil on a 10-hour round-trip mission to verify Israel’s nuclear activation ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Boeing a few days ago introduced an incredible concept design for a spy plane that may ...

Not in the same vein as the U-2 Dragon Lady and SR-71 Blackbird spy planes of the Jet Age, but rather ferrying confidential agents of British Intelligence and of the American Office of Strategic ...

But only one, the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, holds the speed record with humans on board. Back in 1976 one of these planes reached a staggering speed of Mach 3 (2,193.2 mph ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the 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 ...

Chinese scientists have tested a turbojet engine, capable of touching Mach 4 speeds, sparking rumors of a new SR-71-like spy plane.