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USAF Developing New "SR-72" Supersonic Spy?

Kadin2048 writes "According to an Air Force Times article, the famed Lockheed Martin 'Skunk Works' may be hard at work on a new supersonic spy plane (with 'artist concept') for the U.S. military, to replace the SR-71 'Blackbird' retired a decade ago. Dubbed by some the SR-72, the jet would be unmanned and travel at about 4,000 MPH at as much as 100,000 feet, with 'transcontinental' range. Some have speculated that new high-speed spy planes could be a U.S. response to anti-satellite weapons deployed by China, in order to preserve reconnaissance capabilities in the event of a loss of satellite coverage. Neither the Air Force nor Lockheed Martin would comment on the program, or lack thereof."

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  1. Re:Particle beam weapon by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's also vulnerable to psionic telekinetic mutants who could pull the thing to Earth and then disassemble it with their minds.

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  2. Re:fsdf 53tgvzxcreahb fg agasgdgu nbcxfharefdawsgg by CommunistHamster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gentlemen, this may be the very first sighting of this new spyplane on Slashdot. Observe the shape made by the bold text under a resolution of 640*480 @ 60Hz.

  3. Re:Particle beam weapon by ffoiii · · Score: 5, Funny

    I, for one, welcome our new psionic telekinetic mutant overlords.

  4. Re:Obligatory linguistic correction by CaseyB · · Score: 5, Funny

    Guess that makes me a German Nazi...

    You just Godwinned yourself. I've never seen that before.