Message posted by Vahe Demirjian (Member since 04/28/2022) on August 24, 2024 at 14:22:22 PST:
The "SR-72" tech demonstrator sighting in 2017 was first reported by these online news sources: The Fanatical Futurist news report specifically gives hints about how the sighting unfolded" When Lockheed Martin leaked to the press the existence of the "SR-72" design in 2013, it almost certainly wasn't holding its breath waiting for the US Air Force to fund the concept. The FRV demonstrator seems to have been a way for Lockheed Martin to test the design attributes of the "SR-72" in hopes of winning USAF funding for the full-scale aircraft. Just like the October 2019 article in Aviation Week and Space Technology putting together the pieces of the puzzle with respect to illuminating the history of development and flight testing of the "RQ-180" stealthy P-ISR flying wing, the Sandboxx article relies on company financial records, sightings, and activities at Lockheed Martin's newest Skunk Works factory, Building 648, to connect otherwise isolated dots suggestive of Lockheed Martin evolving the "SR-72" concept into real-world hardware.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/news/a28420/hypersonic-sr-72-demonstrator-reportedly-spotted-at-skunk-works/
https://www.fanaticalfuturist.com/2017/11/mysterious-hypersonic-sr-72-demonstrator-spotted-in-california/
"According to the source one such technology demonstrator, believed to be an unmanned subscale aircraft, was observed flying into the US Air Force’s Plant 42 at Palmdale, where Skunk Works is headquartered. The vehicle, which was noted landing in the early hours at an unspecified date in late July, was seen with two T-38 escorts. Lockheed Martin declined to comment directly on the sighting."
In Reply to: Re: Sandboxx: Evidence is mounting that Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 could be in production posted by noskcaJ on August 24, 2024 at 11:06:43 PST:
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