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U.S. Air Force has decided against adding sensor capabilities such as a data downlink system to the reactivated SR-71A Blackbird, says AF Col. Norty Schwartz, deputy director of forces. "We don't intend to improve the aircraft beyond what it was in 1989," he says. The service, given $100 million in...
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