Vectis Drone Times Five, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works Builds a Fleet Before First Flight
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Vectis Drone Times Five, Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works Builds a Fleet Before First Flight
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works just decided one flying prototype is not enough. This week at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, the company said it will build four more Vectis collaborative combat aircraft on top of the airframe already taking shape, for a planned test fleet of five. First flight remains [...]
A vision previously associated primarily with science fiction films is beginning to take shape, thanks to a new stealth drone from Lockheed Martin. The Vectis is an autonomous combat aircraft designed to operate alongside piloted fighter jets, including the F-35. The program has just been accelerated, as the manufacturer announced that it plans to build a total of five aircraft instead of one.
Lockheed Martin has decided to expand the production of its Vectis collaborative combat aircraft with four additional vehicles, while Skunk Works maintains the objective of making the first flight of the program by the end of 2027.The US company considers this step a new milestone in the development of an unmanned platform designed to operate in high-threat scenarios and collaborate with manned aircraft such as the F-35.The extension assumes tha…
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