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  1. Skunk Works - Wikipedia

    • Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. It is responsible for a number of aircraft designs, highly classified research and development programs, and exotic aircraft platforms. Known locations include United States Air Force … See more

    History

    There are conflicting observations about the birth of Skunk Works.
    Engineer Ben Rich
    The Air Tactical Service … See more

    Projects

    Next generation optionally-manned U-2 aircraft. During September 2015 the proposed aircraft was deemed to have developed into more of a tactical reconnaissance aircraft, instead of strategic reconnaiss… See more

    Map of The Skunk Works
    Term origin

    The term "Skunk Works" came from Al Capp's satirical, hillbilly comic strip Li’l Abner, which was immensely popular from 1935 through the 1950s. In the comic, the “Skonk Works" was a dilapidated factory located on the remote … See more

    Bibliography

    • Bodie, Warren M. (2001). The Lockheed P-38 Lightning: The Definitive Story of Lockheed's P-38 Fighter. Hayesville, North Carolina: Widewing Publications. ISBN 0-9629359-5-6.
    • Miller, Jay (1995). Lockheed Martin's Sk… See more

    External links

    Official website
    • Wilson, Jim (September 1999). "Skunk Works Magic". Popular Mechanics.
    "Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works Celebrates Diamond Anniversary" (Press release). Lockheed Martin. June 17, 2003.… See more

     
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    Skunk Works is a secretive division of Lockheed Martin that builds experimental aircraft and technologies for the U.S. military. Learn about its origins, achievements, and legacy from the P-80 Shooting Star to the F-117 Nighthawk.

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    Sep 6, 2021 · Skunk Works is the legendary research and development arm of Lockheed Martin, producing top-secret aircraft such as the U-2, SR-71 and F-117. Learn about its history, challenges and future projects in this POLITICO …

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  5. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at …

    Feb 1, 1996 · As recounted by Ben Rich, the operation's brilliant boss for nearly two decades, the story of Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works is a high-stakes drama of cold war confrontations and Gulf War air combat, of …

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  6. Secrets of the Skunk Works | Smithsonian

    The Skunk Works foresaw requirements for research aircraft to explore spaceplane technologies and define their operational systems.

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  9. Skunkworks project - Wikipedia

    A skunkworks project is a project developed by a relatively small and loosely structured group of people, generally within a larger organization such as a corporation, who research and develop a project, often with a very large …

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