Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of twentieth century American military aviation. Conceived in the ...

In 1963, the Lockheed A-12 (code-named “Archangel”) became America’s first supersonic stealth plane. Incredibly fast, much ...

Chinese scientists have tested a turbojet engine, capable of touching Mach 4 speeds, sparking rumors of a new SR-71-like spy plane.

Amelia Earhart, already a world renowned pilot for being the first woman to perform a transatlantic crossing in an airplane, ...

Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.

Named after the cold war’s fastest spy plane - the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - that first Blackbird was presented to the press at Paul Ricard, complete with the Mistral, the longest straight in ...

The development of the new engine is part of China’s quest to build fast reconnaissance aircraft similar to America’s legendary Lockheed Martin SR-71 ‘Blackbird’.

Johnson and Martin Caidin ... leaps. Lockheed’s Skunk Works was at the forefront of that charge, responsible for innovations like the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-117 Nighthawk ...