Even more Top Secret than the Lockheed SR-71, the D-21 drone was a promising Cold War idea that could have eliminated the need for manned overflights, ...

The aerospike has been sought as a replacement for traditional rocket engines for many years. The combination of AI and 3D ...

The Collaborative Combat Aircraft program marks the next step in the evolution of airpower, signaling the beginning of the end for manned fighter platforms.

Then, 30 years later, in the 1970s, the B-1B Lancer prototype bomber was designed as a replacement for the B-52 and could ...

As the first operational Mach 2 bomber, the B-58 pushed the boundaries of aerodynamic design, propulsion, and avionics, positively influencing subsequent aircraft.

During a fly-over request in England, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was able to hit speeds as low as 160 knots (equivalent to ...

The SR-71 Blackbird flies at extremely high speeds and altitudes, adding Aluminum to its tires can help to prevent damage ...

The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the skies is surprisingly not a fifth-generation platform designed in the last ...

Pacific Defense, the leading provider of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) products, announced it has secured the inaugural launch for its Moonraker MOSA ...