The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly faster than Mach 3, more than 2,000 miles per hour. This allowed it to easily avoid surface-to-air missiles.

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it could outrun missiles—and did. Flying at Mach 3.3 and over 90,000 feet, this Cold War marvel gathered top-secret intel over hostile skies without ever firing a ...

During its service, the SR-71 flew numerous high-risk missions and was targeted by more than 4,000 missiles. Not a single one ever struck it.

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 ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding ...

Developed by Lockheed Corporation during the Cold War era, the SR-71 Blackbird revolutionized long-range reconnaissance with its unparalleled altitude performance and speed.

In the timeline where the U.S. Air Force and the CIA picked the Convair Kingfish over Lockheed's A-12/SR-71 program, they would've had an even crazier jet.

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson will be celebrating the legacy of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is widely known as the fastest plane to ever take to the sky. It set a ground speed record of 2,193.2 mph all the way back in July of 1976.

This scale replica of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird will fit in the back of your pickup truck, and it almost sounds like the real deal with its twin turbines!

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Before the famous SR-71, there was the YF-12, which emerged from Lockheed Martin in the 1960s. During its nine years of existence, the YF-12 had slightly less ...