The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. A s Washington and ...

What made the SR-71 Blackbird the ultimate spy plane? Was it its stealth, speed, or high-altitude capabilities? And why did it disappear from military service? Vladimir Putin probably isn’t laughing ...

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 ...

Nearly half a century ago, the SR-71 Blackbird set the record... What You Need to Know: In October 1967, during the Vietnam War, a CIA-operated A-12 “Oxcart” spy plane flew high-speed ...

The F-117 Nighthawk was developed in response to the US' need for a jet that could operate completely undetected by the enemy.

Spearheaded by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, the Blackbird project was initially conceptualized to fulfill the CIA’s need for a new spy plane. The intelligence agency had been previously relying ...