
Lockheed Martin Starts Building Vectis Collaborative Combat Aircraft Prototype
Skunk Works says its tailless, single-engine Vectis design combines modular systems and autonomy for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
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Skunk Works says its tailless, single-engine Vectis design combines modular systems and autonomy for air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.

Four additional experimental drones are in development as Lockheed Martin targets a first Vectis flight by the end of 2027.

The ground-launched system is intended to engage multiple unmanned aircraft with a high-power microwave payload and be recovered for reuse.

The company says its new Buckler interceptor is intended to counter Group 3 unmanned aircraft using an in-house-built airframe and propulsion system.