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Skunk Works logo. 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.
Currently, the most well-known contractors at Plant 42 are Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. [3] Previously, the facilities were operated by IT&T; McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft; Lockheed California; Norair, a division of Northrop; and Lockheed Air Terminal. [4] Plant 42 is a GOCO, contractually operated for the Air Force since 1954.
Air Force Plant 4 is a government-owned, contractor-operated aerospace facility in Fort Worth, Texas, currently owned by the U.S. Air Force and operated by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics. [1] It is home to the F-16 and F-35 fighter aircraft. [2] Military aircraft have been manufactured at the plant since 1942.
This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation from its founding as the Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1926 to its merging with Martin Marietta to form the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 1995. Ordered by model number, Lockheed gave most of its aircraft astronomical names, from the first Vega to the C-5 Galaxy.
Japan's destroyer-turned-aircraft carrier recently concluded sea trials off California that put Lockheed's F-35B to the test. Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly ...
While the formation of Lockheed Martin in 1995 was a merger of equals, by far the greatest contribution to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics was the product portfolio of Lockheed. This included the C-5 , C-130 , and C-141 transports as well as the F-2 , F-16 (purchased from General Dynamics ), F-117 , F-22 , and F-35 Lightning II .
Lockheed Martin: USA Jet Air superiority: Manned 2005 [49] 183 [2] Stealth capable aircraft. To be replaced by NGAD. The Air Force is seeking to divest 32 Block 20 F-22s in FY2025. [50] F-35A Lightning II: Lockheed Martin USA Jet Multirole: Manned 2016 [49] 302 [2] 7 on order [25] 1,763 planned. [51] HC-130J Combat King II: Lockheed Martin USA ...
Moffett is regularly used by the California Air National Guard, NASA, Lockheed Martin Space Systems (commercial satellite manufacturer), the Google founders for their private planes, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department for their helicopter STAR 1, and Air Force One during presidential visits to the Bay Area.