It's on a Lockheed Martin banner showcasing the company's iconic planes. The plane to the left on a crimson background is the U2, and the plane to the right on a blue & tan background is the C130.
It looks like a prototype UAS.
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1$\begingroup$ I've seen artist impression of this thing before, possibly even a model. If memory serves, it's a concept UCAV for the US Navy. $\endgroup$– jwentingCommented May 12, 2017 at 7:42
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Lockheed Martin Sabre Warrior UCAV (concept):
From Defence Forum India:
The Sabre Warrior drone is 46 feet long, with a 36-foot wingspan, capable of taking off with 30,000 pounds of load using a 22,000-pound trust afterburning turbofan engine. It has two modular payload sections, which can be changed by soldiers in the field. Each bay can handle one 2,000 pound or two AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles or 10 smart bombs or sensors, or even fuel for extended range missions—”even while this thing is air refuelable.
Its twin nose can also hold multiple sensors, which are interchangeable. And it is designed so there could be a version with a cockpit, so they can send man version as an on-the-scene controller, overlooking over the unmanned versions.
- The Raptor F-22 is a 5th generation fighter, Sabre Warrior the 6th.
- Requirements worked with DARPA and USAF.
- It has been considered for the UK Future Offensive Air System (FOAS), cancelled in 2005.
- More on Youtube.