Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Lockheed Martin Will Build Four Vectis Drone Prototypes
The U.S. defense group displayed a UAS model at the Air & Space Forces Association conference
Lockheed Martin Vectis UAS
Lockheed Martin says its in-development Vectis large drone would operate alongside the F-35 fighter.

Lockheed Martin has confirmed planned to build four additional prototypes of its new Vectis uncrewed air system as part of preparations to start flight testing by the end of 2027. The U.S. defense giant exhibited a full-scale model of the Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) contender at the Air & Space Forces Association conference, which opened on Monday.

According to Lockheed Martin, engineers with its Skunk Works unit took just two months to get the Vectis design from a first drawing to wind tunnel evaluations. The company reported that the first digital build was achieved in six months and the first part was ready in eight months.