During the Cold War, this plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does. The Lockheed SR-71, designed in secrecy in the late 1950s, was able to ...

The SR-71 Blackbird wasn’t just an aircraft - it was a weapon of information dominance. Born from the need to outwit Soviet defenses after the U-2 incident, it shattered records and enemy expectations ...

Boeing has finally unveiled a successor to the legendary Blackbird SR-71 spy plane, capable of travelling at five times the speed of sound. The new 'Son of Blackbird' was revealed at an event in ...

Ford’s Police Interceptor Stealth concept from 2010 apparently drew some inspiration from a legendary spy plane. What was its ...

On December 22nd, 1964, the SR-71 Blackbird took to the air for the very first time, rising above Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale with F-104 chase planes in pursuit. The occasion would mark the birth ...

In the 1960s, a secret project was underway to improve the speed and stealth of intelligence-gathering aircraft for the US military. By September 1, 1974, a product of that work, the SR-71 Blackbird, ...

The SR-71 was the first aircraft to feature stealth capabilities. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flew for the first time on Dec. 22, 1964 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. The first ...

When the last SR-71 Blackbird was grounded in 1998 it was a double blow. Not only did aviation lose one of the most advanced aircraft ever built, but also one of the most beautiful. Lockheed Martin's ...

THE incredible spy plane concept teases a terrifying future of aerial combat where war planes could attack locations and then retreat in the blink of an eye. The new ‘Son of Blackbird’ was revealed at ...

The incredible spy plane concept teases a terrifying future where war planes could attack locations and then retreat in the blink of an eye BOEING has finally unveiled a successor to the legendary ...