Skunk Works is an official pseudonym for Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which will be used in the air forces of several countries. | Military Leak

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the first public viewing of the world’s first stealth aircraft — the F-117 Nighthawk. Developed in partnership with the innovators at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - DARPA and the United States Air Force, and recently restored by the Skunk Works®, aircraft #803 is now on permanent display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Learn more about this symbol of American innovation: lmt.co/6535 | Lockheed Martin

Stealth technology does not make aircraft invisible to the naked eye, but it’s supposed to make them undetectable by 🕵️ radar. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is rarely flown anymore, but it once represented the latest in cutting-edge innovation. And it was also the only stealth fighter ever shot down by enemy forces… who used obsolete 1950s weapons to accomplish it. This is what 🤔 happened. | Sunday Roast