✈️ Skunk Works, X-Planes & Black Aerospace

Tracking advanced aerospace programs, experimental aircraft, military space operations, and civilian sightings of classified craft
🛡 Aerospace Intelligence Compilation
🕸 ENTER INTELLIGENCE NEXUS (NODE GRAPH)

About This Tracker

This database compiles publicly documented, declassified, and credibly reported advanced aerospace programs spanning from Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works to the cutting edge of military space operations. Coverage includes X-plane experimental aircraft, classified reconnaissance and stealth platforms, Space Force orbital assets, DARPA programs, and civilian sightings of unidentified military aircraft. Sources include National Archives, NASA technical reports, Air Force historical records, aviation journalism from The War Zone and Aviation Week, and declassified program documents. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of any unconfirmed claims.

Aerospace Facilities, Test Ranges & Notable Sighting Locations

🛸 Civilian Sightings of Classified Aircraft

Program Timeline — All Categories

Programs by Decade

All Documented Programs & Sightings

Program / Aircraft ▴▾ Category ▴▾ Manufacturer ▴▾ First Flight ▴▾ Retired ▴▾ Status ▴▾ Description

📡 LATEST DAILY AEROSPACE BRIEF

WEEKLY BRIEFINGS & SCANS

  • Week of May 25, 2026 — Leidos $2.7B Dark Eagle day 13; B-21 73-day cycle day ~18; YFQ-48A "Talon" 3rd CCA designation; RangeHawk $325.5M; Sanchez T-7; NextRS framing
  • Week of May 18, 2026 — Leidos $2.7B Dark Eagle C-HGB production carry, B-21 73-day cycle day 11, Vectis CCA Increment 2 candidate, Sanchez T-14, NextRS framing
  • Week of May 11, 2026 — NROL-172 launch, B-21 73-day cycle, Dark Eagle $2.7B + CENTCOM Iran request
  • Week of May 4, 2026 — FY27 budget, NextRS attention, F-47 confirmed
  • Week of April 13, 2026 — RQ-180 footage, CCA crash, F-47 budget
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