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Lockheed Martin Vectis To Have ‘Almost F-35 Like Capabilities’

Lockheed Martin Vectis To Have ‘Almost F-35 Like Capabilities’
Pictured is a Lockheed Martin depiction of the company's future Vectis drones in the foreground flying with an F-35 (left) and an F-22 (right)

As the U.S. Air Force considers whether Increment 2 of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program will feature more attritable or more advanced drones, or a mix of those, Lockheed Martin's [LMT] future Vectis drone may have features similar to the company's F-35 fighter. "From a technology standpoint, we believe that autonomy combined with crewed-uncrewed teaming are key technologies to transforming the battle space," Sarah Hiza, Lockheed Martin's senior vice president of technology and strategic innovation, told a Future of…

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