1st edition -

Non-military pilot here, sorry for the intrusion. I did work at the Hawkworks though, and have to say the stories that we were secretly making stealth Blackhawks brought us much mirth. One of my coworkers included this picture in an email with the subject "Google Earth spot explained-DO NOT DISTRIBUTE!!!!"

https://s17.postimg.org/nurehrx8v/image1.png

Of course, the conspiracy people will view this denial as proof something was going on there.

Gotta go. Black stealth helicopters circling my position.

Well yes - don't forget this photo which was snapped near groom lake a few weeks ago:

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bb/1e...fd9a1070bc.jpg

The fighters look interesting, but I'd like to know more about that exec jet.

And then of course there's britain's Meteor PR19 which knocked the spots off the U2 programme...

PDR

Ah!!! The Angels.....

https://img.rcgroups.com/http://asse...rA_1EyvApzCY9g

L-M says there is no SR-72
 

Any thoughts?

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...2-idea-445664/

cheers

Remember the political quote 'never believe it until it's offically denied'

I thought for a sec you meant Leigh-Mallory!

Maybe the project is actually booming and for the sake of argument the supposed sub scale unmanned demonstrator is flying..

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/...-secret-sr-72/

cheers

It makes sense to have some high speed reconnaissance asset that is not as pedictable as satellites. Plus it is unlikely that they have retired the blackbird back then without having something better. Core job of the SR-71 was post SIOP-reconnaissance. Something existing today must be able to do it. Might be unmanned as well.

All the current hypersonic hype, showing models and stuff, is like the stealth hype back then: Too noisy. Do they just want to scare russia into buying super expensive new radars and air defence all along their border again? Like when the cold war ended and the soviet union went bankrupt over it's defense expenditures? Russia today tries to "scare" back with their torpedo it seems.

For sure whatever it is....it ain't British!