A SUPERSONIC-style stealth drone without a pilot is set to join the skies - built to hunt, spy and strike alongside America’s F-35s.

Lockheed Martin has ripped the covers off its Vectis drone, a secretive stealth combat aircraft designed to change the way wars are fought.

The Vectis is the latest creation from the defence giant’s legendary Skunk Works division, the birthplace of the U-2, SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 Nighthawk.

Built entirely with company cash and not yet flown, Vectis is already being hailed as a game-changer that could give America and its allies an unstoppable edge.

Bigger than a missile-style drone but smaller than an F-16 fighter, Vectis falls into the Group 5 unmanned aerial vehicle class – meaning it weighs over 1,320lb and can soar at extreme altitudes.

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