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Lockheed Martin won't deny existence of mysterious hypersonic spy plane - C C - Mar 20, 2023
https://thedebrief.org/lockheed-martin-wont-deny-the-existence-of-this-mysterious-hypersonic-spy-plane/
INTRO: In a series of tweets, the American aerospace and defense corporation Lockheed Martin congratulated the film Top Gun: Maverick on its six Oscar nominations and winning the award for Best Sound.
Lockheed’s legendary advanced development division, Skunk Works, had worked with producers to create the fictional “Darkstar” hypersonic aircraft flown by the film’s star Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.
Interestingly, among the congratulatory messages, Lockheed appeared to hint that perhaps the existence of an aircraft resembling the “Darkstar” wasn’t merely fantasy.
Furthering intrigue, when asked by The Debrief, Lockheed officials left the possibility open that the company may indeed already have a mysterious Darkstar-esque high-altitude, hypersonic surveillance aircraft lurking in the shadows... (MORE - details)
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