If DarkStar fails, DOD would face shortage
TEN-YEAR GAP: Retirement of the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft puts pressure on the DarkStar unmanned aerial vehicle. If DarkStar fails, the Defense Dept. faces a likely 10-year shortfall in aircraft capable of safely penetrating high threat areas, says Maj. Gen. Kenneth Israel, director of the...
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