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27/09
15th Jan 2018, 07:29
Reports speculating Lockheed Martin may have already built a successor to the SR71.

From this article https://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3897-full.html?ET=avweb:e3897:321659a:&st=email#230173

In his speech, Jack O’Bannon of Lockheed Martin was talking about “digital transformation” and let it slip that his company’s potential replacement for the SR-71 “could not have been made” without the new technology. Lockheed Martin had, until that point, only spoken of the so-called SR-72 in the future tense.

ExXB
15th Jan 2018, 11:33
Shhh. it’s a secret.

mustangsally
15th Jan 2018, 12:59
One word, "Drones!" Cheaper, cleaner, unmanned the risk reward wins. UAV's can do it, no need for speed.

RAT 5
15th Jan 2018, 13:12
What happened to 'Aurora'? Was it fact or rumour? Mach 4+

chopper2004
15th Jan 2018, 15:26
Reports speculating Lockheed Martin may have already built a successor to the SR71.

From this article https://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/101/3897-full.html?ET=avweb:e3897:321659a:&st=email#230173

Thread on here mate

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/526816-sr-71-replacement.html

cheers