L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the US Navy to deliver VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) in support of the US growing integrated C-UxS defense architecture.
The VAMPIRE system is a self-contained weapons solution that delivers advanced reconnaissance and precision strike against drones and remotely piloted platforms across domains.
“VAMPIRE is a flexible and effective system that meets the unique requirements of the U.S. Navy for littoral C-UxS defense,” said Tony Calderon, President, Targeting & Sensor Systems, Communications & Spectrum Dominance, L3Harris.
“We’re engineering new capabilities to adapt to our customers’ missions and ruggedizing VAMPIRE against the environmental stresses of maritime environments.”
L3Harris is also delivering VAMPIRE systems to the US Army. The army’s order is worth up to $106 million as part of the United States’ layered c-UxS defense approach.
Separately, the company unveiled its Wraith Shield software earlier this year, which provides a radio-as-a-sensor capability to defeat small drones and can be incorporated with VAMPIRE and Drone Guardian systems to deliver layered defense against drone threats.
According to L3Harris, military forces have used the technology extensively in support of European combat operations, logging more than 350,000 operational hours since 2023.
L3Harris developed and invested in VAMPIRE at the beginning of the war in Ukraine to provide a low-cost solution to eliminate Russian drone threats.
This year, L3Harris ramped up production of the VAMPIRE system, initiating high-volume production in Huntsville, Alabama