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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. As Washington and ...
10 Of The Worst-Looking Planes To Ever Hit The Sky
Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...
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Make America test again: How rapid, iterative testing will advance hypersonic development
The world has taken notice of the hypersonic technology that China and Russia are touting as unstoppable. Capable of ...
Top 5 Must-See Private & General Aviation Aircraft At The Museum Of Flight
The museum traces its roots back to the Pacific Northwest Aviation Historical Foundation, which was formed in 1965 to restore a 1929 Boeing 80A-1 model. The museum officially took on the name Museum ...
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A brief history of drones: from pilotless balloons to roaming killers
In the late 1950s, the U.S. spy plane, the manned SR-71 Blackbird, was still in development ... aircraft to gain a victory over the Syrian Air Force with minimal losses. The U.S. also began ...
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The Militarization of Space: What Would a “Space Force” Look Like?
In the coming years, USAF will be unveiling the SR-72 hypersonic demonstrator aircraft. As a replacement to the SR-71 Blackbird, the SR-72 is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed for ...