The Combat Talon was developed between December 1964 and January 1967 by Lockheed Air Services (LAS) at Ontario, California, as the result of a study by Big Safari, the USAF's program office that modifies and sustains special mission aircraft.
Combat Talon dikembangkan antara Desember 1964 hingga Januari 1967 oleh Lockheed Air Services (LAS) di Ontario, California, hasil dari sebuah studi oleh Big Safari, kantor program USAF yang memodifikasi dan meneruskan pesawat misi khusus.