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L3Harris completes 10-month transformation of Qatar-gifted 747-8i into interim VC-25B “Air Force One”

L3Harris used roughly 10 months to convert the Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8i into an interim VC-25B presidential transport. The build accelerates the near-term Air Force One replacement path while the broader next-generation VC-25B program continues to mature.

2026-06-22T15:25:10.225754-07:00

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L3Harris eyes Poland for new business-jet conversion hub to serve domestic and export customers

2026-06-18T05:32:58.860012-07:00

Breaking Defense

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

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

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L3Harris delivers modified Boeing 777 research aircraft to NASA ahead of schedule; Langley 777 Flying Laboratory prepares for fi

2026-04-22T13:39:18.717768-07:00

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L3Harris completes 10-month transformation of Qatar-gifted 747-8i into interim VC-25B “Air Force One” L3Harris used roughly 10 months to convert the Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8i into an interim VC-25B presidential transport. The build accelerates the near-term Air Force One replacement path while the broader next-generation VC-25B program continues to mature.

2026-06-22T15:25:10.225754-07:00

L3Harris completes 10-month transformation of Qatar-gifted 747-8i into interim VC-25B “Air Force One”

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L3Harris eyes Poland for new business-jet conversion hub to serve domestic and export customers L3Harris is advocating Poland as the likely location for a new business-jet conversion hub, arguing the country offers strong engineering and technical capability for domestic and export customers. The push frames Poland as a base for scalable conversion work rather than a one-off program footprint.

2026-06-18T05:32:58.860012-07:00

L3Harris eyes Poland for new business-jet conversion hub to serve domestic and export customers

Breaking Defense

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.

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

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

FlightGlobal

Pentagon channels foreign interest from used A-10s to L3Harris’ OA-1K Skyraider II “persistent and affordable” ISR/strike platfo An unnamed foreign government’s interest in buying older A-10 attack jets is reportedly being redirected by the Pentagon toward L3Harris’ OA-1K Skyraider II. L3Harris says the modular Skyraider II variants deliver about five hours of surveillance and strike capability, with one platform flying with USAF Special Operations Command and another ready for international customers.

2026-05-20T19:09:42.764338-07:00

Pentagon channels foreign interest from used A-10s to L3Harris’ OA-1K Skyraider II “persistent and affordable” ISR/strike platfo

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U.S. Army awards L3Harris $466M BiNOD contract as Nova night-vision orders ramp In February, the U.S. Army awarded L3Harris Technologies a $466 million BiNOD contract. The award is positioned to support the company’s near-term “Nova” night-vision order pipeline, expanding production against an Army-led demand signal for improved soldier sensing.

2026-05-20T03:24:21.103695-07:00

U.S. Army awards L3Harris $466M BiNOD contract as Nova night-vision orders ramp

Breaking Defense

L3Harris’ Wraith Shield update repurposes existing antennas to detect and jam hostile drone control signals L3Harris says its forthcoming Wraith Shield software update will use existing antennas to scan for drone command-and-control signals, identify enemy ones, and jam them. Executives characterized the upgrade as a software-driven enhancement to counter-drone electronic warfare capability without new hardware changes.

2026-05-13T12:55:41.545022-07:00

L3Harris’ Wraith Shield update repurposes existing antennas to detect and jam hostile drone control signals

FlightGlobal

L3Harris eyes up to 12-aircraft EA-37B Compass Call expansion; $2.9B in new US orders expected The U.S. Air Force plans to add up to 12 aircraft to its existing orderbook for 10 EA-37B Compass Call electronic-attack jets. L3Harris expects a significant share of the follow-on work—projected at $2.9 billion in US orders—supporting accelerated growth of Compass Call EW capacity.

2026-05-08T16:09:00.082923-07:00

L3Harris eyes up to 12-aircraft EA-37B Compass Call expansion; $2.9B in new US orders expected

DefenseNews.com

L3Harris wins Compass Call crossdeck contract; selects Gulfstream as airframe provider After months of legal disputes, the US Air Force Compass Call crossdeck program is moving ahead, with L3Harris winning the contract and naming Gulfstream as the airframe provider. The decision advances efforts to field a new electronic-attack capability built on a business-jet platform.

2026-04-27T20:34:32.927382-07:00

L3Harris wins Compass Call crossdeck contract; selects Gulfstream as airframe provider

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L3Harris completes 10-month transformation of Qatar-gifted 747-8i into interim VC-25B “Air Force One”

L3Harris eyes Poland for new business-jet conversion hub to serve domestic and export customers

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

L3Harris delivers modified Boeing 777 research aircraft to NASA ahead of schedule; Langley 777 Flying Laboratory prepares for fi

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