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Skunkworks
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Skunkworks
1. A division of Lockheed Martin responsible for developing military aircraft for several countries.

2. More generally, a division of a company responsible for research and development with little or no regard for bureaucracy or protocol. That is, creativity is highly valued in a skunkworks.


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