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The mystery surrounding the SR-72 Darkstar may begin to unravel by 2025, according to some experts. Or, the Mach 10 plane might just have to remain in the movies.
You may not have heard the story of the SR-71 “I”, the sister variant of the Blackbird designed to take out Soviet defenses during the Cold War with missiles and radar systems.
Swedish pilots flying the Saab J37 escorted an American Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" safely back to Germany after the speedy spy pilot developed engine trouble.
Legends of a faster, higher-flying replacement for the SR-71, commonly called the SR-72, first began to emerge back in the 1980s.
Aviation buffs and industry experts estimate that the SR-71 Blackbird out-flew more than 4,000 missiles during its several decades in service.