Key Points and Summary - A futuristic warfighting concept envisions the hypersonic SR-72 "Darkstar" acting as a "mothership" or "quarterback" for U.S. air dominance. -In this scenario, the Mach 6+ ...
Key Points and Summary - The SR-71 retired in 1999, but its rumored successor—the SR-72 “Darkstar”—keeps resurfacing. -Lockheed’s Skunk Works has teased a Mach-6 concept using a turbine-based combined ...
The SR-72 Darkstar has fueled speculation for nearly two decades. First rumored in 2007, the jet is believed to be Lockheed Martin's hypersonic successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. Official ...