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L3Harris Announces New Variants of its VAMPIRE System

MELBOURNE, Fla., Oct. 9, 2025 – L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has expanded its VAMPIRE system, demonstrating the company’s ability to swiftly respond to the U.S. Department of War and allied partners’ urgent need to defeat small unmanned autonomous systems accurately and affordably. The expanded family of systems now includes specialized variants for land, maritime, air and electronic warfare operations.

VAMPIRE is a self-contained platform that delivers advanced reconnaissance and precision strike capabilities against drones and remotely piloted aircraft. The system has supported European combat operations since 2023.

“VAMPIRE users have successfully shot down hundreds of enemy drones,” said Jon Rambeau, President, Integrated Mission Systems, L3Harris. “Compared to traditional missile systems, VAMPIRE greatly reduces the cost per effect to defend against drone attacks.”

Building on the success of the baseline VAMPIRE system, L3Harris has incorporated additional sensor capabilities, precision weapons, electronic jammers and non-kinetic effects for use across several domains. The system uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to more swiftly detect, engage and defeat small and elusive unmanned threats. 

VAMPIRE is one of several programs inside the company’s broader Counter-Unmanned Systems initiative. L3Harris has decades of expertise across the enterprise that will help continue to evolve the development of affordable and reliable solutions to combat the rapidly growing threat of unmanned systems across every domain. 

About L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Visit L3Harris.com for more information.

Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and future trends to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements about counter-unmanned systems are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties. L3Harris disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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