L3Harris has signed a memorandum of understanding with Turkish drone maker Skydagger to co-produce first-person-view interceptor drones in the United States for its VAMPIRE counter-UAS system.
The package includes technology transfer and localized manufacture of the Turkish-designed interceptors, with integration aimed for later this year. L3Harris says the add-on will extend VAMPIRE into drone-on-drone interception against Group 2 and Group 3 threats. The move gives VAMPIRE a cheaper, scalable effector as demand rises, following the company’s new Huntsville production line and a recent $106 million US Army order.