New Secret Lockheed Spy Plane?

[Ninja]

Some of you may remember that in early November of 2023, multiple aviation news outlets reported that the Skunk Works had delivered a secret aircraft to the Air Force, that had also survived the threat of cancellation.

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Skunk Works Working On A Classified Reconnaissance Aircraft - Reports

The classified aircraft, built by the Skunk Works, would be more capable than the RQ-180. With the U-2S Dragon Lady soon to be retired, there is a big

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Now there has been more reports of Lockheed delivering classified airframes to the AF, the program seems to have survived cancellation.

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Please try to leave crazy specualtion out of the discussion until more info comes out.

 

[DWG]

'First articles' could be anything from a very basic demonstrator to production standard. Could even be components depending on the precise context.

 

[Dynoman]

Possibly Lockheed's TR-X platform, which was expected to enter service in 2025.

 

[Ninja]

Possibly Lockheed's TR-X platform, which was expected to enter service in 2025.

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Wasn't that project/concept scrapped?