L3Harris Vampire counter-UAS system equipped an APKWS laser-guided rocket, shown on June 16, 2026 at Eurosatory. (Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo / Breaking Defense)
PARIS — L3Harris today signed an agreement with Turkish drone manufacturer Skydagger to establish co-production of first-person-view drone interceptors in the US for integration into the American firm’s Vampire counter-drone system.
The two companies signed the memorandum of understanding on the sidelines of the Eurosatory trade show, where counter-drone capabilities have emerged as a major topic of interest.
Under the framework, there will be a transfer of expertise and technology that will allow localized manufacturing of the Turkish-designed FPV interceptors, L3Harris’s Mike Spina, told Breaking Defense.
“We aim to complete the integration of the new capabilities [on the VAMPIRE C-UxS system] this year,” said Spina, L3Harris’ head of business development for target and sensor systems. This will be the first time the counter-drone system is equipped with interceptor drones.
