Artist's conceptual rendering of SR-72 hypersonic plane. (Lockheed Martin)
SOFREP: SR-72 – The US Is Building the Fastest Aircraft in the World
With all the talk lately of hypersonic missiles and spacecraft, one highly advanced piece of technology might be quietly flying under the radar. Pun intended. Lockheed Martin is developing a new hypersonic plane, the SR-72. If they are successful, it will be the fastest plane in the world, capable of reaching speeds of Mach 6.
The recent discovery that China launched a hypersonic weapon over the summer, has the world buzzing. The launch caught everyone off guard, including the U.S. intelligence community. The Chinese hypersonic technology is more developed than anticipated or believed. However, it did miss its intended target. This suggests they still have a long way to go in the development of guidance systems, and likely guidance and avionics systems shielding. China downplayed the launch calling the missile a “space vehicle.”
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WNU Editor: More details here .... Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 Could Revolutionize Everything (National Interest)
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