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New government spy plane revealed to be operating out of Area 51
by Brent McCluskeyThe RQ-180 black-world super-spy plane has been highly classified since its conception, until now. According to Aviation Week, Senior Pentagon Editor Amy Butler and Senior International Defense Editor Bill Sweetman revealed the existence of the drone in the December issue of the publication. Developed by Northrop Grumman, the secret RQ-180 has a wingspan of 130 […]
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Successor to record-setting SR-71 Blackbird spy plane revealed, capable of Mach 6 speeds
by Brent McCluskeyNearly half a century after the introduction of the SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed Martin has finally unveiled the record setting spy plane’s successor, the SR-72. The SR-72 will be nearly the same size as the Blackbird, but capable of flying twice as fast, streaking across the sky at a blisteringly fast cruising speed of Mach 6. […]
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