Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works’ Secretive ‘Speed Racer’ Program

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works advanced projects bureau has officially revealed the design of its Speed Racer air vehicle.

A computer-generated segment appeared in a video promoting Lockheed Martin’s StarDrive digital environment released ahead of the Air Force Associations’ 2021 Virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.

The missile-shaped unmanned system is ostensibly intended to serve as an experiment in digital engineering techniques, but has the potential to be the basis for future swarming drones and low-cost cruise missiles.

Source: YouTube

[see also: Lockheed Martin Unveils Speed Racer UAS to Prove Digital Engineering -Ed.]

One comment

  1. Given Lockheed’s successful secret programs in the past i would not put it as impossible that the one shown may be a rejected design, just to throw adversaries off.

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