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In late 2014, Lockheed Martin proposed an unmanned U-2 version with greater payload capability, [156] but the concept did not gain traction with the USAF. [157] In early 2015, the USAF was directed to restart modest funding for the U-2 for operations and research, development, and procurement through to FY 2018. [158]
1964 The Award of Achievement, presented by the national Aviation club of Washington D.C., for "Outstanding achievement in airplane design and development over many years, including such models as the Constellation, P-80, F-104, JetStar, the U-2, and climaxed by the metallurgical and performance breakthroughs of the A-11 (YF-12A).
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.
Development of the ALQ-221 began in 2004 at the Nashua facilities of BAE. [1] [3] [4] It reached Initial Operationing Capability (IOC) in October of 2005. [1] [4] The system was delivered as part of the Reconnaissance Avionics Maintainability Program (RAMP). [5] [6] Reportedly, [7] the system had a 2005 unit cost of $5.8 million per system.
During the U-2 project, Lockheed had proven its ability to design advanced aircraft in secret, on-time, and under-budget. In contrast, Convair had massive cost overruns with the B-58 and no secure R&D facility similar to the Skunk Works. Lockheed promised to lower the RCS in a modified version of the A-11 known as the A-12, and that sealed the ...
Clarence "Kelly" Johnson of Lockheed submitted an unsolicited proposal on his own which eventually edged out the RB-57D design, resulting in the Lockheed U-2. [2] The USAF considered the U-2 a more capable aircraft and so it replaced the RB-57D in U.S. strategic reconnaissance units. [1]
The F118 is a non-afterburning derivative of the F110 specially developed for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. A single stage HP turbine drives the 9 stage HP compressor, while a 2-stage LP turbine drives the 3 stage fan. The combustor is annular. In 1998, the USAF's Lockheed U-2S fleet was fitted with a modified version of the F118. [1]
More importantly, Congress likes Northrop Grumman's unmanned Global Hawk, but the Air Force prefers Lockheed Martin's manned U-2. Now the battle. Both are technological masterpieces, and both have ...