U.S. defense officials will soon send portable counter-drone weapon systems—known as VAMPIRE—to Ukraine, according to a top Pentagon official. [Courtesy: L3Harris]
Key Takeaways:
The U.S. will send VAMPIRE portable counter-drone weapon systems to Ukraine, with deliveries anticipated by mid-2023.
This decision comes in response to Russia's escalating use of combat drones, particularly Iranian-supplied Shahed UAVs, which are difficult to detect and have been used against Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
