Shul, flying the SR-71 Blackbird from RAF Mildenhall ... Equipped with state-of-the-art cameras and advanced sensors, the SR-71 operated with impunity in hostile territories.

But compared with the Blackbird, they are hardly art at all. Owen Edwards is a freelance writer and author of the book Elegant Solutions The SR-71 was created as the ultimate spy plane.

“Faster than a speeding bullet” may bring to mind a certain superhero from the planet Krypton, but it was literally true of the SR-71 Blackbird, the sleek, stealthy Air Force spy plane taken ...

The SR-71 “Blackbird” broke the world’s record for sustained altitude in horizontal flight in 1976 when it flew at Mach 3.3 (times the speed of sound). As of 2025, no fighter or proposed ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...

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 ...