the SR-71 could outfly virtually all threats. “At that speed and altitude [Mach 3 at 85,000 feet], even the best air defense systems had no hope of catching the Blackbird,” Lockheed Martin ...

Blackbird number 972, which set four international speed records that year, now is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar ... The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane ...

Head-on view from slightly above the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, beautifully lit from the darkness of its storage building at the National Air and Space Museum, September 21, 2000. Eric Long / NASM ...

In this episode we stop and take a look at the famous SR-71 Blackbirds on display at the Lockheed Martin Skunkworks facility!

Among the museum's prized possessions is the SR-71B Blackbird, the fastest and highest flying aircraft in history. The double cockpit "B" model was used to train all pilots who flew the aircraft ...

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 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 ...

The F-117 Nighthawk was developed in response to the US' need for a jet that could operate completely undetected by the enemy.