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

X-59 Supersonic Test Jet Rolled Out At Skunk Works

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 12, 2024

Lockheed manned tailless fighter design

Skunk Works Teases Tailless NGAD Fighter Design In New Ad

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated 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.

Secret Skunk Works Spy Drone Delivered To Air Force: Report

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Nov 3, 2023

X-59

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

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jul 6, 2023

Next generation air dominance Lockheed

Skunk Works Cryptically Teases NGAD-Like Aircraft Silhouette

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 1, 2023

Lockheed Martin's Darkstar illuminated in red

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

By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 13, 2023

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 14, 2022

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated 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.

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

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated 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.

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

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 9, 2022

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 2, 2022

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

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

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated May 6, 2022

A-12 Blackbird canards

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

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Apr 22, 2022

NASA photo

Behold The X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet’s Absolutely Epic Schnoz

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 15, 2022

U.S. Homeland photo

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Spotted On A Trailer Heading To Texas

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 23, 2021

F-117 photo

The F-117 Tested A Mirror-Like Skin Decades Before The F-22 Did

By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 22, 2021