Unleashing the Power of Lockheed Martin Vectis™: The Pinnacle of CCA Class Resilience

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works^® (NYSE: LMT) unveils Vectis, a Group 5 durable and lethal cooperative combat aircraft (CCA) aimed at enhancing unmatched aerial supremacy for American and allied armed forces.

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ Vectis: exceptionally proficient, configurable, and cost-effective nimble drone framework.

This system exemplifies the organization’s legacy in fighter jets, autonomous systems, and open mission frameworks. As the future of aerial capability evolves, Skunk Works forges an essential route with Vectis to unlock novel, integrated functionalities at a highly competitive pace and price point.

“Vectis represents the peak of our knowledge in sophisticated systems integration, advanced fighter innovation, and autonomy,” stated OJ Sanchez, vice president and general manager, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. “We’re not merely constructing a new platform – we’re establishing a new model for air power based on a highly proficient, configurable, and affordable nimble drone framework.”

Key Information About Vectis

Integration:

• Effortlessly integrates with 5th and next-gen aircraft to enhance the Family of Systems vision for next-gen aerial supremacy.
• Proven Lockheed Martin performance on shared control systems such as the MDCX™ ensures compatibility across the command and control spectrum.

Mission Versatility:

• Adept at performing precision strikes, ISR targeting, electronic warfare, and offensive and defensive counter-air operations.
• Offers multi-domain connectivity, whether operating independently or as part of integrated teaming missions with piloted aircraft like the F-35.
• Extended Range: Endurance capabilities suitable for Indo-Pacific, European, and Central Command theaters.

Our Development Process:

• Stealth: Utilizes decades of expertise in stealth enhancement to provide the best survivability in the CCA category.
• Cost-effective: Employs cutting-edge manufacturing and digital engineering techniques learned from next-gen aircraft development to promote affordability and speed. Vectis will be positioned at a CCA price level.
• Open Systems: Designed to prevent vendor lock by conforming to Government Reference Architectures.

Development of Vectis is underway. Components have been ordered, and a team is actively engaged. Skunk Works is committing the resources and personnel essential to construct and evaluate survivable systems to fulfill customers’ evolving demands while expanding alignment with emerging tri-service architectures and global needs as they materialize.

Skunk Works has decades of experience utilizing speed, altitude, design, advanced materials, and more to ensure the safety of piloted and unpiloted platforms in the most demanding environments, addressing the toughest challenges faced by warfighters. All this groundbreaking work is encapsulated in Vectis, which provides leading survivability in an agile, multi-role setup.

With Vectis, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is pursuing an ambitious vision to deliver high-end survivability and mission system capabilities at competitive cost targets while aiming to design, build, and fly within two years.