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Every business needs a Skunk Works. Not every business can build one. That's why we exist.
The Original Skunk Works
In 1943, in the middle of World War II, Lockheed faced an impossible challenge. The U.S. military needed a jet fighter—America's first—and they needed it fast. The timeline? 180 days. Most aircraft took years to develop.
Rather than assemble a massive team bogged down by process and bureaucracy, Lockheed took a different approach. They carved out a small, secret team, gave them complete autonomy, and got out of their way. No corporate red tape. No endless approval chains. Just elite engineers with a clear mission and the freedom to execute.
143 days later, they delivered the P-80 Shooting Star—37 days ahead of schedule.
That small team became Skunk Works—the legendary innovation lab that would go on to create the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird (still the fastest manned aircraft ever built), stealth technology, and countless other breakthroughs that seemed impossible until they weren't.
The secret wasn't more resources. It was speed, focus, and freedom. Small teams of experts. A clear mission. No red tape. Rapid prototyping. And the freedom to take risks, fail fast, and learn faster.