New Factory, Mystery Projects Hint At Digital Skunk Works Push

A groundbreaking ceremony in December 2019 launched construction of the first new manufacturing facility on the Skunk Works campus since the 1980s.
Credit: City of Palmdale
A photo taken from within a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works facility reveals the existence of four previously undisclosed projects, including one linked to recent job advertisements for a manufacturing program within the intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and unmanned aircraft systems...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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