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Soldier uses night vision goggles to assess a tire

Press release

US Army Selects L3Harris for Next-Generation Night-Vision System

L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Army to provide its NOVA™ night-vision goggle system to support the Binocular Night Observation Device (BiNOD) program. The Army awarded a seven-year contract worth up to $465 million to L3Harris, one of several companies chosen to support the program.

L3Harris is designing and building 18 infrared space vehicles for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program that will provide near-global missile warning and tracking coverage.

Editorial

When Missiles Move at 5X the Speed of Sound, Timing Is Everything

We are accelerating production of payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 Tracking Layer to meet national security priorities.

The L3Harris HBTSS satellite is proven on orbit, successfully demonstrating tracking against a live hypersonic target.

Press release

Proven On Orbit: L3Harris Congratulates Missile Defense Agency for Receiving Top Defense Honor for HBTSS

L3Harris Technologies congratulates the government and civilian team recognized by the Department of War with the 2025 David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award. This award recognized the Missile Defense Agency on its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program.

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SKY RAIDER II INTERNATIONAL™

Aircraft built for the ISR/Strike mission and is specifically designed for combat environments with limited infrastructure and short takeoff and landing. Selected for U.S. SOC Armed Overwatch.

L3Harris' Iver underwater autonomous vehicle

Iver Suite of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Redefining the way the world works at sea with industry-leading UUV technology

Solid Rocket Motors

Proven Propulsion. Fueled by Innovation.

Link 16 Tactical Data Links

L3Harris Link 16 tactical data links and LOS comms provide enhanced situational awareness and reduced fratricide potential.

VAMPIRE™

L3Harris’ Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment is a portable kit that can be installed on most vehicles with a cargo bed for launching of APKWS or other laser-guided munitions.

Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO™)

DiSCO technology is a resilient, future-fit electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO) architecture that weaponizes electronic warfare (EW) data to achieve overmatch at campaign speed.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft performs a weapons bay door pass

Weapons Carriage and Release Systems

L3Harris’ industry-leading carriage, suspension and release equipment enables safety and mission success in the battlespace.

L3Harris render of Viper Shield, a virtual electronic shield, around the soaring F-16 aircraft, thumbnail image

Viper Shield™ AN/ALQ-254(V)1 All-digital Electronic Warfare Suite

The Viper Shield all-digital electronic warfare (EW) suite is custom designed to be baseline on advanced F-16 aircraft and maximize their survivability and mission success.