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The SR-72 depicted in Lockheed’s concept art was described as capable of cruising at six times the speed of sound.

The SR-72 is set to improve on an already remarkable aircraft. 

SR-72: The Mach 6 Bomber That Could Shake the World? Not quite, but the much-hyped hypersonic aircraft has been likened to an SR-72 and it has some serious capabilities. Here's What You Need To Remember: Lockheed’s hyping of a hypersonic aircraft which may-or-may-not already exist seems explicitly intended to build support for additional funding. This may be because it’s pursuing the project with the Defense Advanced Research Programs Agency (DARPA), which focuses on innovative development of cutting-edge technologies often well ahead of capabilities in operational service, rather than ...

While this isn't exactly a secret, what is unclear is whether the Son of the Blackbird, as the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been dubbed, was ever more than vaporware.

The SR-71 was a Cold War legend, but now the military is working on its modern successor.