Aviation Week

NASA has reportedly asked several former SR-71A staffers to help with a secret restart effort, according to Aviation Week. The SR-71 Blackbird, retired in the 1990s, remains the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever built, and drawing on the expertise of those who operated it suggests NASA may be exploring a classified high-speed flight project.

NATO has intensified its discussions on military space, according to Aviation Week. The alliance's growing focus on space reflects its recognition of the domain as critical to defense operations, alongside air, land, and sea. Details of specific measures or outcomes from the discussions were not provided.