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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to Get New Chief

Frank Wolfe

Monday, March 14th, 2022

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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to Get New Chief

U.S. Air Force personnel participated in Red Flag exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska last August (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on March 14 that it has named John Clark as the new vice president and general manager of the company's Skunk Works' classified development arm. Clark is a 23-year veteran of Lockheed Martin, where his posts have included the vice president of engineering and technology and the vice president at Skunk Works for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance unmanned aircraft systems. Clark assumes the reins at an important time for Skunk Works, as U.S. Air Force Secretary…

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