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Tuesday, June 12, 2007

Mach 6 spy plane from Skunk Works?

Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.usTen years after the U.S. Air Force retired the SR-71 spy plane, Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works appears back at work developing a new Mach-6 reconnaissance plane, sources said.

The Air Force has awarded Lockheed's Advanced Development Projects arm a top-secret contract to develop a stealthy 4,000-mph plane capable of flying to altitudes of about 100,000 feet, with transcontinental range. The plan is to debut the craft around 2020.

The new jet -- being referred to by some as the SR-72 -- is likely to be unmanned and, while intended for reconnaissance, it could eventually trade its sensors for weapons.

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