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Lockheed Martin U-2 in flight

Lockheed Martin has broken its silence over threatened fiscal year 2015 budget cuts to hail the capabilities of the US Air Force's at-risk U-2S surveillance aircraft.

The SR-72 could travel at Mach 6 and fire hypersonic missiles into denied airspace -- all before an enemy has time to react.

Comprising: Rockwell-Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm X-31 Enhanced Fighter Maneuverability fighter McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD (Short Takeoff and Landing/Maneuver Technology Demonstrator) Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird A funny little truck Convair F-106 Delta Dart General Dynamics F-16XL X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) McDonnell Douglas X-36 Tailless Fighter Agility Research Aircraft A radio controlled toy

USAF Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady spy plane.

June 9, 2017 - Lockheed Martin report that work on the planned SR-72 – a strike and reconnaissance aircraft capable of topping Mach 6 – can begin thanks to development in hypersonic technologies, including a combined cycle propulsion system that merges a jet and rocket engine. infographic

International law and your enemies (potential or otherwise) can’t catch you if you fly fast enough! With this in mind, spy-planes which fly over (or close to) enemy territory scooping up illi…

The episode above the Barents Sea, near Soviet waters, took place between a US Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and a MiG-31, at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago.

As the Senate votes to cut military spending on the $350 million F-22 fighter, here's a look at the military aircraft with the biggest price tags

Spy planes (SR71 Blackbird pictured) have become the most feared aircraft. Experts from Bournemouth-based How It Works magazine reveal the technology that goes into them.