America's SR-72 Darkstar is More than a Spy Plane

America's most top secret spy plane isn't just for taking photographs anymore. The SR 72 will also drop hypersonic missiles onto unsuspecting foreheads from anywhere in the world in less than an hour. Think of this program as an autonomous, extremely long range delivery system for your super sonic strategic weaponry. It's the hypersonic burrito for your hypersonic missile.

The SR 72 can send precision bombs onto regions where air superiority hasn't yet been achieved. So imagine, if you will, scenario where war kicks off in the Pacific and you need to hit a target. You need to hit an anti-air or mobile missile launcher platform deep behind enemy lines. That's what we're talking about here. The SR 72 has actually been in development since around 2006, so far over two decades, but it was only first publicly announced in 2013, which is when most aviation normies first learned about it.

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[gawainethefirst]

I’m glad they had a back up. I was kind of worried when Maverick blew up the first one.

[johnenglish]

Thanks for adopting the smoother editing style. I have a headache from writing my PhD thesis and this is the only video in my feed that isn't aggravating it.

[mawnkey]

"Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy’s unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions." - Sun Tzu

Speed has always been one of the most important factors in war.

[adamtedder]

I know an old lady who used to work on the sr71 she then went on to work on the shuttle. She's elderly now to show you perspective on the timeline. She's got great grandkids now.

[MrBillsfishin]

My Dad retired from Skunk Works and worked on the Prototype F22 and F35's. I so wish he was still alive to discuss this. I can tell you that for the last year or so here in Palmdale something has been flying late at night that is very, very loud and only at night. Could be a couple different planes like the B21 and/ or the SR72.

[sno]

i'm fully convinced skunkworks is what happens when you give engineers free acces to any kind of drug they want

[ShotgunDexter]

I agree. If you look at the timeline when the world learned of the F117, it was already 10 years old, at least.

[M.A-ku]

"Please stop sir... I can only huah so hard."

[Babytiguer]

The SR-71 model on my desk is now getting a little bro😎

[amy]

I used to work for a uniform and linen rental company that serviced Lockheed and Boeing buildings in Southern California, required a crazy background check and took forever to be approved but was able to get into some incredible areas and see some really cool processes they use to develop certain things. Such an amazing opportunity to be in such an incredible place place

[zoltanmarbland]

“Blackbird singing in the dead of night, all your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise”

[vI]

Talking about US military capability is a part of the US deterrence strategy. They would not tell us for any other reason.

[lovelessissimo]

I used to live in Palmdale until 2014. At night, we would sometimes hear some wild sounding aircraft flying around.

[unclebuzz]

I live in the high desert of California, about 50 miles from Palmdale and the Skunk Works..
I believe "When they acknowledge Sr72 "it will be already have been in action for at least a decade, and a better weapon system will be already in testing...At least that has been my old ass knowledge of how our classified military weapons operations work...I remember working in Krammer Junction and seeing a B2 escorted by a F117, it looked like a sparrow chasing a hawk..That was in the 80s...Also I lived in Helendale, Where there is a Lockheed Radar Cross section facility where back in the 80s strange shtuff was happening....(early 2000s also)
So when they say it is in action and declassifys it, it is already out dated....😂😂😂
Thank You for your service youngman .
God Bless you and your loved ones
(KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK)

[jum]

At that speed, how do you launch a missile? Getting it outside the aircraft's envelope has to be one heck of an engineering miracle. Imagine opening a door at that speed, alone, much less extending something outside and launching it.

[T.R.]

you only tell your enemies about your "secret" projects if you want your enemies to spend money/resources trying to counter your "secret" projects. meanwhile your actual secret projects that are 10-20 years ahead of what your enemies are now trying to counter go ahead quietly while the enemy wastes money.

[stealthassasinday]

You know a project is expensive when there is no actual budget but will be worth every penny.

[thogren]

Scramjets on the SR-72 and on its payloads. Double the hypersonic fun!

[Larry-kt]

Great video & content. As a military retiree I’m never shocked by what new platforms we eventually see or know of. I am fascinated more by what they are working on or have we may never see until it is needed. Thanks for this one!

[lawrencefrost]

..Did you just mention the Aurora bomber from Command & Conquer Generals? I love this channel.