US Air Force rumored to have hypersonic successor to SR-71
Story by NGA • 2h •
The United States Air Force is reportedly already equipped with the successor to the world's fastest aircraft to date, the SR-71 Blackbird, according to Nicholas Drummond, a military analyst and former British Army infantry officer, on the X platform. Drummond refers to rumors heard during the RIAT air shows in the United Kingdom.
21st-century aviation has advanced to a point where achieving new technological milestones poses a significant challenge for aircraft manufacturers. The defense industry naturally evolves its projects by refining them with ever-newer technological solutions, striving to deliver increasingly faster machines.
A record-holder from the USA
The leader in terms of the fastest military aircraft in the world has continuously been the American Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird since 1976. The record-holder accelerated several decades ago to exactly 2,124 mph – still unattainable for aircraft today. However, according to Drummond, the Americans are now said to have a successor to the Blackbird.
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