Summary and Key Points: Tom Cruise's dramatic entrance at the 2024 Olympics, reminiscent of his iconic role as Maverick in Top Gun, has reignited interest in the mysterious SR-72 Darkstar, a ...

This still from "Top Gun: Maverick" shows a cameo by Lockheed Martin's SR-72 hypersonic stealth plane in development now. (Image credit: Paramount Picture) ...

It’s possible that through Top Gun: Maverick, Lockheed gave us a glimpse at the real SR-72. What we know so far is that the SR-72 will be a hypersonic UAV, built for intelligence, surveillance ...

The SR-72 is a concept aircraft that's likely been in development since the early 2000s. In 2017, Lockheed Martin suggested ...

One of the stars of the new film Top Gun: Maverick is the SR-72 Darkstar hypersonic aircraft. The SR-72 doesn’t really exist, but engineers at Lockheed Martin had a hand in its development. The ...

The Need for Speed. Maverick famously featured an SR-72 “Darkstar.”While no such jet is known to exist, there have been hints that a follow-up aircraft to the SR-71 might be flying—or at ...

Rumors are also flying that the upcoming "Top Gun" sequel starring Tom Cruise, “Top Gun: Maverick,“ features a peek at what might be the SR-72 in the latest trailer for the action feature that ...

One of the stars of the new film Top Gun: Maverick is the SR-72 Darkstar hypersonic aircraft. The SR-72 doesn’t really exist, but engineers at Lockheed Martin had a hand in its development. The ...

Per some reports, the team hopes their design will help the SR-72 double up on the speed records currently held by the SR-71 Blackbird, and if "Top Gun: Maverick" taught us nothing else, it's that ...

“Top Gun: Maverick” features one of the best edge-of-your-seat action sequences of the year as Tom Cruise’s Maverick takes the ... The design was inspired by Lockheed Martin’s SR-72, ...

In Top Gun: Maverick, Cruise’s character pushes the SR-71 to Mach 10 – and then beyond, which leads to the aircraft disintegrating off-screen. So, how real was the SR-72 from Top Gun: Maverick ...

The SR-72 is a concept aircraft that's likely been in development since the early 2000s. In 2017, Lockheed Martin suggested it could take to the skies as early as 2025, so it may be fast ...