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6. The SR-71 was likely replaced by satellites

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 01:29 PM

Apr 2016

The SR-71 community was a small one in the Air Force, so it lacked senior people with enough clout to keep it alive. Some one wanted to use the money for the SR-71 community for something else, maybe for the fighter community or space community, both of which are much larger and much more influential when it comes time to decide where the money is going to go.

Another consideration is that increases in surface to air missile technology have probably gotten to the point that even the SR-71 was going to become vulnerable.

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And in announcing it, the first layer of stealth was destroyed. sofa king Apr 2016 #1

I would agree Plucketeer Apr 2016 #2

You are right, of course. sofa king Apr 2016 #3

Stealth is no longer a super secret state-of-the-art concept that was never applied PersonNumber503602 Apr 2016 #4

And too Plucketeer Apr 2016 #5

The SR-71 was likely replaced by satellites Lurks Often Apr 2016 #6

Correct Brother Buzz Apr 2016 #9

The current U-2 is significantly different from the original design Lurks Often Apr 2016 #11

What are you talking about? Blue_Tires Apr 2016 #8

Here's a link to the test flight. NWCorona Apr 2016 #7

Or so they say DavidDvorkin Apr 2016 #10