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Artwork depicting the Darkstar stealthy hypersonic aircraft, a fictious design that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works created for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.
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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.
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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
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SR-71 Blackbird’s Predecessor Looked Even Cooler With Canards

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 22, 2022

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

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 16, 2022

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 23, 2021

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

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 23, 2021

Celebrate The F-117’s Extended Service With This Tonopah Canyons Active Retirement Community T-Shirt
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Celebrate The F-117’s Extended Service With This Tonopah Canyons Active Retirement Community T-Shirt

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 28, 2021

Skunk Works Boss Says He Can’t Comment On Video Of Mysterious Stealth Shape At Radar Test Range
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Skunk Works Boss Says He Can’t Comment On Video Of Mysterious Stealth Shape At Radar Test Range

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 1, 2021

Mysterious Stealthy Shape That Resembles Future Fighter Concepts Spotted At Radar Test Range (Updated)
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Mysterious Stealthy Shape That Resembles Future Fighter Concepts Spotted At Radar Test Range (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 22, 2021

Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft
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Skunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 13, 2021

NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff
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NASA’s Experimental X-56B Unmanned Aircraft Suffered An “Anomaly” After Takeoff

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 9, 2021

Why The F-117 Made Its First Flight In Pastel Camouflage 40 Years Ago Today
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Why The F-117 Made Its First Flight In Pastel Camouflage 40 Years Ago Today

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 19, 2021

Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program
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Here’s Everything We Know About Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 1, 2021

Images Show U-2 That Flew Intriguing Flight Over California Was Equipped With A Panoramic Camera
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Images Show U-2 That Flew Intriguing Flight Over California Was Equipped With A Panoramic Camera

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 7, 2021

An A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.
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An A-12 Oxcart Spyplane Crashed Near Area 51 In 1967. This Is How One Explorer Found It.

By Sarah Scoles—Popular Science

Posted on Jan 5, 2021

U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission
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U-2 Spy Plane Taps Into Computers On The Ground To Expand Data Processing Ability Mid-Mission

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 15, 2020

Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace
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Notoriously Shy RQ-170 Spy Drone Lands At Its Skunk Works Birthplace

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Was The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?
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Was The Secret RQ-180 Stealth Drone Really Photographed Over The Mojave Desert?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 2, 2020

RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Spy Drone Photographed Landing At Plant 42 In Palmdale
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RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Spy Drone Photographed Landing At Plant 42 In Palmdale

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 26, 2020

What’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?
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What’s The Deal With Lockheed’s Gabbing About The Secretive Hypersonic SR-72?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Exclusive: Uniquely Configured RQ-170 Stealth Spy Drone Appears At Vandenberg AFB
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Exclusive: Uniquely Configured RQ-170 Stealth Spy Drone Appears At Vandenberg AFB

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

The Mysterious Case Of The F-117 Nighthawk’s Flip-Down Radar Locators
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The Mysterious Case Of The F-117 Nighthawk’s Flip-Down Radar Locators

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone
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Satellite Image Of RQ-170 Taxiing By MQ-9 Gives Best Size Estimate Yet Of Stealth Drone

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 6, 2020

Elon Musk And His Partner Grimes Name Their Newborn After The A-12 Spy Plane
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Elon Musk And His Partner Grimes Name Their Newborn After The A-12 Spy Plane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 6, 2020

The SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On Terror
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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Almost Brought Back For The Global War On Terror

By Stephen Walker

Updated on Mar 28, 2020

The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All
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The Second Top Gun 2 Trailer Has Landed, Secret High-Speed Test Jet And All

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 16, 2019

Test Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret World
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Test Pilot Recounts F-117’s Wobbly First Flight And Entering Into Its Top Secret World

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Tom DeLonge’s Origin Story For To The Stars Academy Describes A Government UFO Info Operation
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Tom DeLonge’s Origin Story For To The Stars Academy Describes A Government UFO Info Operation

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber
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Air Force Wanted To Turn Skunk Works’ Mach 3 Capable Recon Drone Into A Nuclear Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

CIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch Mothership
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CIA And Skunk Works Secretly Planned To Turn The A-12 Spy Plane Into A Space Launch Mothership

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Check Out These Exclusive Shots Of An F-117 Stealth Jet Arriving At The Reagan Library
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Check Out These Exclusive Shots Of An F-117 Stealth Jet Arriving At The Reagan Library

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 14, 2019

Stunning Video And Photos Of Skunk Works Preparing An F-117 For The Reagan Library
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Stunning Video And Photos Of Skunk Works Preparing An F-117 For The Reagan Library

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 9, 2019

Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Raw Power In This Crazy Low-Light Afterburner Photo (Updated)
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Behold The SR-71 Blackbird’s Raw Power In This Crazy Low-Light Afterburner Photo (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 3, 2019

Skunk Works’ Exotic Fusion Reactor Program Moves Forward With Larger, More Powerful Design
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Skunk Works’ Exotic Fusion Reactor Program Moves Forward With Larger, More Powerful Design

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 29, 2019

This Overview Of NASA’s SR-71 Blackbird Is A Must Watch
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This Overview Of NASA’s SR-71 Blackbird Is A Must Watch

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 13, 2019

This U.S. Army Manual Has New Official Details About the RQ-170 Sentinel Drone
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This U.S. Army Manual Has New Official Details About the RQ-170 Sentinel Drone

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

NASA Captured Two Jets’ Supersonic Shockwaves Merging By Applying New Tech To An Old Idea
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NASA Captured Two Jets’ Supersonic Shockwaves Merging By Applying New Tech To An Old Idea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 18, 2019

Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom
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Air Force Considering Making Its Next Tanker A Drone With A Podded Refueling Boom

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 3, 2019

Skunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become Reality
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Skunk Works’ Helendale Radar Signature Test Range Is Where Stealth Dreams Become Reality

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 2, 2019

F-117 Sported Mysterious “Dark Knights” Tail Flash During Recent Mojave Desert Flights
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F-117 Sported Mysterious “Dark Knights” Tail Flash During Recent Mojave Desert Flights

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 20, 2019

Exclusive: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying-Wing Drone Revealed
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Exclusive: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying-Wing Drone Revealed

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 6, 2019

NASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its Pilot
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NASA’s X-59A Quiet Supersonic Test Jet Will Have Zero Forward Visibility For Its Pilot

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 24, 2018

New Video Of F-117s Flying Out Of Tonopah Emerges Despite Their Fates Being Sealed
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New Video Of F-117s Flying Out Of Tonopah Emerges Despite Their Fates Being Sealed

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 29, 2018

For Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, It’s All About Getting To The Prototype Stage
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For Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, It’s All About Getting To The Prototype Stage

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 27, 2018

China Touts Fusion Progress As New Details On Lockheed Martin’s Reactor Emerge
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China Touts Fusion Progress As New Details On Lockheed Martin’s Reactor Emerge

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 21, 2018

NASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-Plane
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NASA Awards Contract To Lockheed’s Skunk Works To Build Manned Quiet Supersonic X-Plane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 3, 2018

Lockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion Reactor
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Lockheed Martin Now Has a Patent For Its Potentially World Changing Fusion Reactor

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 27, 2018

Lockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper Plane
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Lockheed’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Looks Impressive, But It’s Still Just A Paper Plane

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 26, 2018

Exclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks Cover
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Exclusive Photos: Lockheed Skunk Works’ X-44A Flying Wing Drone Breaks Cover

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 23, 2018

Boeing’s Hypersonic Valkyrie Will Likely Struggle To Catch Up With Lockheed’s SR-72
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Boeing’s Hypersonic Valkyrie Will Likely Struggle To Catch Up With Lockheed’s SR-72

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 2, 2018

Let’s Talk About The Supposed Sighting Of A Skunk Works Hypersonic Test Aircraft
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Let’s Talk About The Supposed Sighting Of A Skunk Works Hypersonic Test Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 2, 2017

No, That YF-23 Like Rendering Of The Skunk Works’ Next Gen Fighter Isn’t New
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No, That YF-23 Like Rendering Of The Skunk Works’ Next Gen Fighter Isn’t New

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 19, 2017