Lockheed Tries New Formula With ‘Vectis’ Next-Gen Combat Drone Design

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has taken the wraps off Vectis, an autonomous stealth drone capable of acting as a loyal wingman to next-generation fighter jets.

Pitched as part of America’s collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) family, Vectis is a Group 5 unmanned aerial vehicle, putting it in the same size class as heavyweights like the MQ-9 Reaper and MQ-4C Triton.

It can carry out precision strikes, run electronic warfare missions, or plug into a broader intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) network.

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