Event Brief
Lockheed to build four more Vectis drones; 2027 flight
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Sep 14, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 15, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
Summary: Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works will build four additional Vectis uncrewed aircraft beyond the prototype already under construction, with the first expected to fly by the end of 2027. The company displayed a full-scale Vectis model for the first time at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
WHO: Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works; Ron Fehlen
WHAT: Skunk Works to build four more Vectis uncrewed aircraft; first flight targeted for end of 2027
WHEN: Sep 14, 2026
WHERE: National Harbor, Maryland, USA
WHY: Lockheed said it is responding to demand for a survivable, autonomous, multi-mission capability and is investing to accelerate Vectis’ progress and maturity.
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