SR-72 Darkstar: Hypersonic Mach 6 Spy Plane The Air Force Should Skip?

SR-72 Darkstar: Hypersonic Mach 6 Spy Plane The Air Force Should Skip?

What You Need to Know: The SR-72 “Darkstar,” envisioned as the successor to the iconic SR-71 Blackbird, aims to reach hypersonic speeds of Mach 6, combining reconnaissance and strike capabilities. -First proposed in 2013, the SR-72 could fill critical gaps in high-speed intelligence gathering, especially against modern threats from China and Russia. -However, its cost

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Simulated ‘aeroplane crash’ clip misleads Philippines Facebook users

Simulated ‘aeroplane crash’ clip misleads Philippines Facebook users

Following deadly plane crashes in Kazakhstan and South Korea at the end of December 2024, a clip from a flight simulator has racked up more than one million views in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a real passenger jet crash-landing. The user who originally uploaded the clip in February 2024 told AFP it was made using the X-Plane 12 simulator.

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