Key Points and Summary - Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is designed to replace the iconic SR-71 with a hypersonic, largely unmanned ISR and strike platform capable of speeds above Mach 6. ...

The burning question at hand is: Will Lockheed Martin build the hypersonic SR-72 aircraft? It’s a topic that taps into both cutting-edge aerospace innovation and global strategic balance, with ...

Lockheed Martin's experimental supersonic plane has officially entered production, the defense giant announced Friday. Earlier this year, NASA awarded Lockheed a contract worth nearly $250 million to ...

Stratolaunch may conduct another hypersonic test flight this weekend from California's Mojave Air & Space Port. The flights are part of a Department of Defense program to test advanced capabilities ...

Credit: Lockheed Martin DARPA confirmed plans on Aug. 26 to launch development of a High-Mach Gas Turbine (HMGT) engine, seeking to create the low-speed propulsion module for a planned hypersonic Next ...

There is no shortage of older or younger companies working as you're reading this on some kind of hypersonic aircraft design. Most of these ideas come from the North American continent, and they are ...