The SR-72 “Darkstar” is designed as a successor to the iconic SR-71 Blackbird. According to the designers at Lockheed Martin, the plane can travel at hypersonic speeds up to Mach 6. The Darkstar ...

Could The SR-72 Actually Reach Mach 10?: Sometimes art imitates life, or vice versa. The beginning of Top Gun: Maverick is arguably the film's best scene. We see Tom Cruise’s character walk through ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force is developing the SR-72, dubbed the “Son of Blackbird,” a hypersonic aircraft designed to replace the SR-71. -Capable of speeds exceeding Mach 6 ...

At Mach 6, the SR-72 can cut across radar fields of view so quickly that establishing a continuous track becomes nearly impossible. In the new global arms race between the United States, China, and ...

When "Top Gun: Maverick" begins, U.S. Navy aviator Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is working as a test pilot on the highly secret "Darkstar" project. The aircraft is a scramjet-powered ...