The SR-72 ‘Son of Blackbird’, Lockheed Martin’s forthcoming hypersonic wonder. In the contrails of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, the SR-72 is not so much a successor but a revolutionary breakthrough ...

The legendary SR-71 Blackbird set the standard for speed and altitude—but its successor aims to go even further. In this ...

Resting under a white inflatable canopy in a parking lot next to a Saturn V rocket, the black A-12 Oxcart looks like it’s ...

The list is dominated by fighter jets, with only two propeller planes, one bomber and a reconnaissance aircraft making the ...

The F-22 Raptor can exceed Mach 2 when at high altitude, but only reaches Mach 1.21 when low because of drag. It accelerates ...