En SR-71 forsvant

 

BREAKING NEWS ALERT

September 25, 2026 Last week, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman cryptically teased plans for a new high and fast-flying X-plane with a silhouette of an aircraft that immediately drew comparisons to the famed SR-71 Blackbird as a backdrop. In our report, we looked at what it could mean, including the possibility of reviving the SR-71, or at least using it to inform a new airframe. Now it turns out that an SR-71 that had been on display at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center for years is suspiciously missing. Read our full story here.