Tag Archives: skunkworks

Posted on February 12, 2013 by aviationintel.com

NEW RQ-170 SENTINEL PICTURES FROM IRANIAN VIDEO EMERGE

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Posted on January 23, 2013 by aviationintel.com

SAD PHOTOS: SEA SHADOW FINALLY GETS SCRAPPED

Some awesome but sad pics found and sent over by Aviationintel reader Nicolae Sinu depict a horrific scene- one of the most fascinating vessels of the Cold War, the Lockheed Skunk Work’s stealthy Sea Shadow, being scrapped while still cocooned … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on July 16, 2012 by aviationintel.com

LOCKHEED’S MINION: THE SECRET REUSABLE STEALTH CRUISE MISSILE

Regarding my recent editorial feature, Tyler’s 10 Thoughts On The Future Of Drone Warfare, I decided to write the list before doing any direct research beyond the general research I have done passively on the topic for years. By doing … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on July 9, 2012 by aviationintel.com

TYLER’S 10 THOUGHTS ON THE FUTURE OF DRONE WARFARE

1.) Drones will grow up to become droids- That’s right, autonomy is not only on the way, in many ways it exists today. Over the last decade or two, drones have been like infant children, requiring hand holding and constant … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on June 10, 2012 by aviationintel.com

WHY IS THE STEALTHY F-117 NIGHTHAWK STILL FLYING?

I am trying to catch up with reader requests and one common strain of emails pertains to questions surrounding why the F-117 Nighthawk, America’s first stealth attack aircraft, is still flying around the Nellis Range Complex years after it’s official … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on May 2, 2012 by aviationintel.com

INSEPARABLE TO THE END: TWO COLD WAR TREASURES, SEA SHADOW & THE HUGHES MINING BARGE, MAY FACE THE SCRAPPER’S TORCH

I am flabbergasted, stunned really, that an air and space museum, such as the USS Midway in San Diego, has not snapped up the legendary Hughes Mining Barge (HMB-1) and the Lockheed Sea Shadow (IX-529) from the US Navy for … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on January 12, 2012 by aviationintel.com

Skunkworks Head Hancho Talks 6th Gen Fighters & UAV Swarms

Stephen Trimble over at The DEW Line has a nice little writeup and a video of Al Romig, the head of the Lockheed’s bleeding edge design house, talking about some interesting thoughts on the future of combat aircraft. Some of … Read the rest of this entry →