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A human controller flying in an L-39 Albatros jet ordered a pair of L-29 Delfin jets with artificial intelligence (AI) driven flight technology acting as surrogates for advanced drones to engage simulated enemy fighters in a series of recent flight tests.
Air

Skunk Works Tests See AI-Enabled L-29 Jets Fly Mock Air-To-Air Mission On Orders From Aerial Controller

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 23, 2024

Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works advanced projects division has put forward a new vision for a stealthy pilot-optional aerial refueling tanker.
Air

Skunk Works’ Latest Stealthy Tanker Concept Revealed

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

A drone scare around the U.S. Air Force's Plant 42 in California, a major hub for advanced aerospace development work, including highly classified military programs, has led to revelations about a real wave of mysterious drone incursions in recent months.
Air

Palmdale UFO Scare Leads To Revelations About Mystery Drone Incursions Over Secretive Plant 42

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Aug 20, 2024

NASA's X-59 supersonic test aircraft, developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, has finally been rolled out.
News & Features

X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Rolled Out At Skunk Works

By Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 13, 2024

Lockheed manned tailless fighter design
News & Features

Skunk Works Teases Tailless NGAD Fighter Design In New Ad

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 20, 2023

A new report claims that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has delivered a new secret intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft to the US Air Force.
Air

Secret Skunk Works Spy Drone Delivered To Air Force: Report

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 3, 2023

X-59
News & Features

X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Looks Positively Sci-Fi Head-On

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 6, 2023

Next generation air dominance Lockheed
News & Features

Skunk Works Cryptically Teases NGAD-Like Aircraft Silhouette

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 1, 2023

Lockheed Martin's Darkstar illuminated in red
News & Features

Lockheed Hints Again At The Existence Of A Secret High Speed Jet

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Now Has Its Engine
Space

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Now Has Its Engine

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 15, 2022

Skunk Works Project Carrera Will Have ‘Speed Racer’ Drones Working With F-35s
News & Features

Skunk Works Project Carrera Will Have ‘Speed Racer’ Drones Working With F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 15, 2022

A depiction of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter flying together with various different drone designs as part of a distributed manned-unmanned team.
News & Features

Vision For Future Manned-Unmanned Air Combat Laid Out By Skunk Works

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 12, 2022

A full-size mockup of the fictional Darkstar hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works helped create for the 2022 movie Top Gun: Maverick.
News & Features

Darkstar Mockup From Top Gun: Maverick Looks Wicked In New Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 10, 2022

Artwork depicting the Darkstar stealthy hypersonic aircraft, a fictious design that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works created for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.
News & Features

Skunk Works On How They Brought Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar To Life

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

A screen shot of a clip from the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick showing a fictional hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin helped craft.
News & Features

Skunk Works Helped Create The Darkstar Jet For Top Gun: Maverick

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 6, 2022

A-12 Blackbird canards
Air

SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Looked Even Cooler With Canards

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 22, 2022