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When SR-71 Blackbird Was Used Night Before Christmas To Spy On USSR

When SR-71 Blackbird Was Used Night Before Christmas To Spy On USSR

Photo credit: NASA In history, no reconnaissance aircraft has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that the United States Air Force operated. Each aircraft …

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Tomcat Chase & Eagle Bait Mission: USAF effort to achieve simulated SR-71 Blackbird kill

Tomcat Chase & Eagle Bait Mission: USAF effort to achieve simulated SR-71 Blackbird kill

Credits: Defense visual information distribu In history, no reconnaissance aircraft has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War. No …

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Why The Faster Soviet SA-2 Surface-to-air Missile Was Never Able To Shootdown SR-71 Blackbird

Why The Faster Soviet SA-2 Surface-to-air Missile Was Never Able To Shootdown SR-71 Blackbird

The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence “Kelly” …

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Video Shows USAF Simulated Pre-emptive Strike Against Russia’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Video Shows USAF Simulated Pre-emptive Strike Against Russia’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Credits: Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin releases a pre-emptive strike video on Russian weaponry. Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp released a video dedicated to “Skunk Works”, the secret Research and development team at the company. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, including the U-2, the Lockheed …

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How Worlds Fastest Plane SR-71 Blackbird HABU Logo Was Conceived

How Worlds Fastest Plane SR-71 Blackbird HABU Logo Was Conceived

The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence “Kelly” …

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