Son Of Blackbird: What Are The Expected Missions For The SR-72 Darkstar?

The simple answer is that in order to understand what missions the Lockheed Martin SR-72 will perform, you need to first look at the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and see what role it played in the United States Air Force (USAF). After the end of hostilities in WWII, the United States military asked for an all-weather intelligence-gathering aircraft that it could use to spy on the Soviet Union.

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