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Boeing's 'Son of Blackbird' hypersonic strike aircraft could go five times the speed of sound
Boeing has finally unveiled a successor to the legendary Blackbird SR-71 spy plane, capable of travelling at five times the speed of sound. (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Orbital strike is a nogo. Retasking recon satellites to cover a tactical situation, takes too long, limited orbital resources that are oriented to Strategic intel, not Tactical. Have to have a Quick Response Capability for things that "Pop Up."
The government still believes we're mushrooms. Meanwhile, Lockheed's is already doing its thing up there.
Well boys and girls any idea how long it takes to retask a satellite?
The SR-71 Blackbird is a real "Moetengator" Stay tuned for further development.
Good points. Does make the idea rather redundant, doesn't it.
Why even bother with these "things"? Zuma is in orbit, covering all these functions.
Well, the last Zuma launch didn't make it to orbit.
Also, satellites are predictable, which is what brought the SR-71 out of its first 'retirement'.
Also, satellites are predictable, which is what brought the SR-71 out of its first 'retirement'.
are you sure about ZUMA not making it to orbit? it is a spy satellite, afterall... it wouldn't be the first that has hidden for a while before being found... MISTY comes to mind... on ZUMA, i've seen nothing affirmative on the amateur satellite watcher's list stating that the second stage's deorbit was different than that planned and where the NOTAMs were located... if ZUMA was still attached, its mass would have affected the impact area...