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L3Harris and Skydagger to co-produce FPV interceptor drones in the US, integrating small interceptors into the Vampire c-UAS pla

L3Harris and Turkish firm Skydagger plan to establish US co-production of FPV interceptor drones, enabling for the first time Vampire to be equipped with a small interceptor drone. The arrangement is designed to expand Vampire’s counter-uncrewed aircraft capabilities against fast-evolving FPV threats.

Discovered 2026-06-16T06:33:54.764746-07:00 | 2026-06-16T06:33:54.764746-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Expands L3Harris’ Vampire counter-UAS from a single-platform approach to an integrated shoot-down effect by adding a small FPV interceptor drone.
Signals continued industrial scaling of FPV interception supply chains in the US, in the same vein as European efforts to scale counter-drone interceptor production (see Alta Ares raises €50m to scale AI-guided counter-drone interceptors).
Reinforces a broader market shift toward modular C-UAS architectures and platform interoperability—an approach being pursued across sectors, including drone-interceptor integration work on manned rotorcraft (see Airbus Helicopters and Quantum Systems sign ILA 2026 deal to integrate C-UAS interceptors on the H145M).

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