Overview

• Lockheed says prototype parts are ordered and teams are building, with a first flight planned within about two years.
• The Group 5 design targets ISR, precision strike, electronic warfare, and offensive and defensive counter-air roles.
• Open-systems architecture is intended to integrate with fifth- and next-generation aircraft, with classified analysis pairing Vectis with F-22s and F-35s.
• The runway-based airframe is billed as maintainable for Agile Combat Employment and sized between an F-16 and Lockheed’s Common Multi-Mission Truck drone.
• Skunk Works frames Vectis as offering high survivability at a CCA price point and a potential fit for future CCA Increment 2 requirements.