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 JLTV in a Limited User Test (LUT), compared to 2,968 miles for the Humvee and 7,051 for the winning L-ATV. On 8 September it was disclosed that Lockheed Martin would protest the award to Oshkosh, the same day that AM General decided not to file a protest. On 15 December 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed Lockheed's protest as Lockheed also filed a claim with the US Court of Federal Claims. Lockheed then attempted to file a preliminary injunction with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on 17 December, but announced they had withdrawn their protest on 17 February 2016.