Lockheed Skunk Works

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advanced development division aerospace research and development organization military aircraft design organization

Lockheed Skunk Works is the famed advanced development division of Lockheed Martin known for creating cutting-edge, often secretive military aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Nighthawk.

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Lockheed Skunk Works canonical 25
Skunk Works 7
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf advanced development division ⓘ
aerospace research and development organization ⓘ
military aircraft design organization ⓘ
approximateFoundingPeriod World War II era ⓘ
associatedConcept Kelly Johnson's 14 Rules and Practices ⓘ
associatedWith Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
linked to: United States of America
designPhilosophy close collaboration with customers ⓘ
minimal bureaucracy ⓘ
rapid decision-making ⓘ
small empowered teams ⓘ
focusArea advanced materials ⓘ
aerodynamics research ⓘ
low observable technologies ⓘ
systems integration ⓘ
formerParentOrganization Lockheed Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Aircraft Company
founder Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ⓘ
headquartersLocation Palmdale, California ⓘ
industry aerospace ⓘ
defense ⓘ
keyPerson Ben Rich ⓘ
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ⓘ
John F. Clark (later leadership) ⓘ
knownFor high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
high-speed reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
innovative engineering management practices ⓘ
rapid prototyping of advanced aircraft ⓘ
secretive military programs ⓘ
stealth aircraft development ⓘ
notableProduct D-21 reconnaissance drone ⓘ
Have Blue technology demonstrator ⓘ
Lockheed A-12 ⓘ
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk ⓘ
Lockheed F-22 Raptor (early development work) ⓘ
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (concept and early development) ⓘ
linked to: F-35 Lightning II

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird

Lockheed U-2 ⓘ
P-80 Shooting Star ⓘ
XF-104 Starfighter prototypes ⓘ
notableProjectType black projects ⓘ
officialName Advanced Development Programs ⓘ
originatedAs Lockheed Advanced Development Projects ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
parentOrganization Lockheed Martin ⓘ
primaryFacility Air Force Plant 42 ⓘ
linked to: United States Air Force Plant 42
reputation highly secretive organization ⓘ
pioneer in stealth technology ⓘ
producer of cutting-edge military aircraft ⓘ
shortName Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works

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Lockheed U-2 → manufacturer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Palmdale, California → hasFacility → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
SR-71 Blackbird → developer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed Martin X-series → relatedTo → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Boeing Phantom Works → relatedTo → Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Boeing Phantom Works → relatedTo → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Lockheed Skunk Works → shortName → Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Lockheed Skunk Works → originatedAs → Lockheed Advanced Development Projects ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Kelly Johnson → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed U-2 → designedAt → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: Dragon Lady
TR-1A → designedBy → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed A-12 program → developer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed A-12 → manufacturer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Clarence Johnson → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Clarence Johnson → employer → Lockheed Advanced Development Projects Division ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
United States Air Force Plant 42 → tenant → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Lockheed Aircraft Company → operated → Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Lockheed Aircraft Company → hasDivision → Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Lockheed Martin X-44 MANTA → developer → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Lockheed F-104 Starfighter → designBureau → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: Starfighter
Advanced Development Programs → alsoKnownAs → Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Advanced Development Programs → predecessor → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk → manufacturer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Have Blue → developer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: Have Blue technology demonstrator
P-80 Shooting Star → developedBy → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Ben Rich → employer → Lockheed Advanced Development Projects (Skunk Works) ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
John F. Clark → employer → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: John F. Clark (later leadership)
Kelly Johnson's 14 Rules and Practices → associatedWith → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
D-21 reconnaissance drone → developedBy → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Oxcart program → primaryContractor → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Oxcart → developedBy → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Blackbird family → developedBy → Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
A-12 reconnaissance aircraft → developedBy → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Lockheed YF-12 → developedBy → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
Skunk Works rapid development model → associatedWith → Lockheed Martin Skunk Works ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Kelly: More Than My Share of It All → subject → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: autobiography "Kelly: More Than My Share of It All"
Kelly: More Than My Share of It All → hasPrimarySetting → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: autobiography "Kelly: More Than My Share of It All"
Kelly: More Than My Share of It All → hasNotableOrganizationDescribed → Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: autobiography "Kelly: More Than My Share of It All"
linked to: Lockheed Skunk Works
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson → workedAt → Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
subject linked to: Althea Young Johnson