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DoD Expects Deal For L3Harris’ Vampire System In ‘Next Few Months,’ Delivery To Ukraine In Mid-2023

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022

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DoD Expects Deal For L3Harris’ Vampire System In ‘Next Few Months,’ Delivery To Ukraine In Mid-2023

L3Harris' VAMPIRE, or Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment. Photo: L3Harris.

The Pentagon expects to deliver L3Harris’ [LHX] Vampire counter-drone system to Ukraine in mid-2023 following a contract award “within the next few months,” a Pentagon spokesperson said Tuesday. “As mentioned, air defense continues to be a priority. It's something we're going to continue to stay focused on and work as quickly as we can,” Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, told reporters during a briefing. The update on the timeline for L3Harris’ Vampire system follows comments…

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