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 (Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Rocket Equipment) portable counter-drone weapon systems to Ukraine.
This deployment aims to strengthen Ukraine's air defense against Russia's escalating use of combat drones, particularly Iranian-supplied Shahed drones targeting civilian infrastructure.
VAMPIRE is a versatile system capable of targeting both airborne and ground targets from a pickup truck, with deliveries to Ukraine anticipated by mid-2023.
