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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. A s Washington and ...
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SR-71 Blackbird: The World’s Fastest Spy Plane
Blackbird the ultimate spy plane? Was it its stealth, speed, or high-altitude capabilities? And why did it disappear from military service?
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Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72
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 ...
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What It Took To Build The SR-71 Blackbird
The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America’s fastest manned aircraft—ever. While almost everyone has heard of the American-made F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II platforms, many are ...
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Watch footage of the SR-71 Blackbird
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 ...
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The Westland Lysander was Britain’s First Spy and STOL Plane
Built by the now-defunct Westland Aircraft, the Lysander made its ... Not in the same vein as the U-2 Dragon Lady and SR-71 Blackbird spy planes of the Jet Age, but rather ferrying confidential ...