We need to stand up a few SR-71’s again. It is still the best surveillance aircraft that there is.
Not any more
It was also a beautiful design. Such a shame it’s decommissioned.
SR-71: There are none left - the trainer was cut up also - tools long gone. Last one flew in 96-98 - there was talk of reactivating the 3 remaining after 911, but was too expensive for the AF brass, so off to the museums.
SR-71: was. Like many things gone which were conceived in the 60s that have no equal currently.