Overview

• Lockheed says development is underway with prototype parts ordered and a self-funded sprint to design, build, and fly within roughly two years.
• Vectis is presented as a reusable Group 5 aircraft for precision strike, ISR, electronic warfare, and offensive and defensive counter‑air missions.
• Skunk Works reports analysis and simulations teaming Vectis with fifth‑generation fighters, citing compatible low‑observable signatures and communications.
• The aircraft is runway‑dependent by design, with simplified maintenance for agile basing, and company analysis does not call for supersonic performance.
• Executives describe Vectis as a potential candidate for the Air Force’s CCA Increment 2, with formal requirements and selections yet to be defined.