Lockheed Martin SR-72 Lockheed Martin SR-72 The Lockheed Martin SR-72 is an American hypersonic UAV concept intended for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Lockheed Martin privately proposed it to succeed the retired Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The SR-71 Blackbird retired in 1998, leaving what was considered a coverage gap between surveillance satellites, manned aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and strike missions. With the growth of anti-satellite weapons, anti-access/area denial tactics, and counter-stealth technologies, a high-speed aircraft could penetrate protected airspace and observe or strike a target before enemies could detect or intercept it. The proposed reliance on extremely high
Lockheed Martin This lander would be based on the successful design of the "Phoenix" and "InSight" Mars landers. For the fiscal year 2017, Lockheed Martin reported earnings of US$2.002 billion, with an annual revenue of US$51.048 billion, an increase of 8.0% over the previous fiscal cycle. Lockheed Martin's shares traded at over $280 per share, and its market capitalization was valued at over US$86.8 billion in September 2018. Lockheed Martin ranked No. 59 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Lockheed Martin received $36 billion in government contracts in 2008 alone, more than any