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Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works advanced projects division has shared all new information about its stealthy Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) type drone design named Vectis, which it first unveiled a year ago. One of the most intriguing details is the true nature of its air inlet configuration, pointing to the... premium on survivability the Skunk Works has placed on its CCA offering, especially when compared to other CCA designs. Vectis has a far more exotic, deeply recessed “submerged” top-mounted air intake than was originally disclosed when Vectis first came out of the shadows. This further underscores the heavy emphasis Skunk Works says it has been placing on its CCA’s ability to stay undetected and live to fight another day. Vectis is also the first tailless CCA design we have seen from a U.S. manufacturer. Check out the Skunk Works’ new Vectis video below, and read more about the design here:show more

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Fix my beautiul sport!9 days ago

for a minute i thought it was gonna be a stealth tug and now i am no longer interested

Garrison Parge9 days ago

The intake location would seem to possibly auto adjust for longitudinal static stability as speed increases. The more air pulled in the more air pressure is lowered over the top of the airframe.

Lucas Editor de Defensa9 days ago

The submerged intake is the real design feature. Drag and FOD tradeoffs for ACE make sense. I want to see how it handles high-alpha.

Poirot. H9 days ago

Yes but can it do anything???

鱼窝拜森9 days ago

It looks much smaller than the Chinese GJ-11. Is the Vectis a CCA optimized for air combat?

Full Name9 days ago

I want to be on the team that’s fielding these…..not on the opponents. LMCO, you have my number.

f2000xb7679 days ago

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Tatooines Most Wanted9 days ago

I hope it harder to shoot down than Predators

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