Lockheed Martin has posted a teaser for a forthcoming update tied to its Vectis collaborative combat aircraft programme, using the caption “Next level unlocked. More to come.” The post appears to show a silhouette matching Vectis, the Skunk Works Group 5 autonomous aircraft the company unveiled in September 2025. The new message does not spell out the subject of the update, but it points to continued work on the internally funded prototype, which is targeting first flight in 2027.
An accompanying Vectis page carried the line “Skunk Works announcement loading”, suggesting another company update was imminent. Vectis is being positioned as a survivable, lethal aircraft for contested environments, although Lockheed Martin has disclosed few performance details so far. The programme sits within the wider race to develop collaborative combat aircraft for the US military, an area drawing heavy interest from defence contractors as they compete for future autonomous airpower roles.