Skunk Works® Next Generation Aerospace Engineering Innovations

Defying the impossible. Again and again. 

THINGS THAT FORCE MULTIPLY

Extending capability through AI, autonomy and human-machine teaming. 
pilot with jets and drones

THINGS THEY CAN’T DETECT 

Stealth is more than a shape – it's survivability through design, advanced materials and jamming.

THINGS THAT CONNECT

Integrating systems, missions and people into one decisive force. 
MDCX
X-59 First Flight

THINGS THAT GO FAST 

From production lines to software code to Mach numbers, we drive speed in everything we do.

 

 

THINGS WE CAN’T TALK ABOUT

Some of our most important work isn’t in the headlines – by design.
Things we can talk about   ___

Skunk Works® restored F-117A Aircraft 818!🦨

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Lockheed Martin Vectis™ Expansion. 🦨

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X-59 Goes Supersonic!

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Skunk Works’® MDCX™.

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SKUNK WORKS® IN THE NEWS   ___
Oct 15, 2026
Press Release
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® and The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) announced a broadening of their strategic partnership at NL-US Defense Industry Days.
Sep 30, 2026
Press Release
The U.S. Navy has doubled its fleet capacity to operate the MQ-25A Stingray™ unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over a five-month period.
Sep 14, 2026
Third Party Article
New details on Skunk Works®' tailless CCA, including about its exotic "submerged" air inlet and how its design puts a premium on survivability.