Skunk Works
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Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs, the company's tactical research and development arm. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, highl
Entrance plaza at the Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, 2004
Assembly line of the SR-71 Blackbird at Skunk Works, 1965
A modern Skunk Works project leverages an older one: LASRE atop the SR-71 Blackbird.
The Skunk Works logo as seen on one of Lockheed Martin’s hangars
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
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The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, subsonic, twin-engined stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force.
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…During this time, the group was called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works engineers subsequently developed the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird, F-117 Nighthawk, F-22 Raptor, and F-35 Lightning II, the latter being used in the air forces of several countries. The Skunk Works name was taken from the "Skonk Oil…
F-117 flying over mountains in Nevada in 2002
F-117A painted in "Gray Dragon" experimental camouflage scheme
YF-117A 79-10784 being refueled by a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker of the 4450th Tactical Group in 1983.
Front view of an F-117