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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums{how much for this fucker?}US plans for hypersonic robot spy plane revealed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24803511The SR-72 could be capable of flying at Mach 6 said Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has begun work on a successor to the supersonic Blackbird SR-71 spy plane.
The unmanned SR-72 will use an engine that combines a turbine and a ramjet to reach its top speed of Mach 6 - about 3,600mph (5,800km/h).
Like its predecessor, the SR-72 will be designed for high-altitude surveillance but might also be fitted with weapons to strike targets.
Lockheed said the aircraft should be operational by 2030.
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{how much for this fucker?}US plans for hypersonic robot spy plane revealed (Original Post)
xchrom
Nov 2013
OP
I think the X-Men need a new plane, their SR-71 is getting long in the tooth.
Katashi_itto
Nov 2013
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RKP5637
(67,030 posts)1. $$$$$'s for death! n/t
bobduca
(1,763 posts)4. Hey to be fair
$$$$$'s for better ground imaging and targeting, which makes all our other weapon systems of death more deathly efficient! still a waste..but it carries no weapons.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)2. I didn't know we needed a spy plane that travels one mile per second.
I think they just like playing with toys and other peoples' money.
Now why would anyone think that? We gotta keep an eye on them wedding parties and elementary schools buildings. No telling where them terrorist are hiding. Never mind we gots to kill'em before we know for sure they are terrorists. That's their fault for living being there in the first place.
For the conservative Liberals among us that have a problem getting sarcasm --->
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)5. I think the X-Men need a new plane, their SR-71 is getting long in the tooth.