Turkey’s Skydagger and L3Harris to Co-Produce FPV Drone Interceptors for VAMPIRE System

Turkish drone company Skydagger Technologies and U.S. defense firm L3Harris Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate Skydagger’s first-person-view (FPV) drone interceptors into L3Harris’ VAMPIRE counter-unmanned aircraft system. The agreement, announced at the Eurosatory 2026 defense exhibition in Paris on June 24, also covers co-production of the Turkish-designed interceptors in the United States.

Partnership Details

Under the MoU signed by Skydagger General Manager Mehmet Oztekin and L3Harris Vice President Jennifer Hanley, the two companies will explore embedding Skydagger’s high-speed FPV interceptors into the VAMPIRE platform, with a target of completing integration work in 2026. The deal includes a technology transfer enabling localized U.S. manufacture of the interceptors.

The VAMPIRE System

VAMPIRE — Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment — is a self-contained counter-UAS solution that can be mounted to the cargo bed of nearly any tactical vehicle in roughly two hours. It runs on its own power supply and requires only a single operator. The system has logged more than 350,000 operational hours in European combat operations since 2023, primarily against drone threats. Earlier this month, the U.S. Army awarded L3Harris a contract worth up to $106 million to deliver additional VAMPIRE units.

Skydagger’s Growing Profile

Skydagger currently produces 50,000 FPV interceptors annually and plans to reach 10,000 units per month by late 2026. Its interceptors are designed for cost-effective engagement of small hostile drones — the exact threat profile that makes large conventional air defense missiles economically unviable. The collaboration places a Turkish defense product at the heart of NATO’s evolving counter-drone architecture through an American industrial partner rather than a direct export channel.

Sources: The Defense Post (June 24, 2026); Breaking Defense; L3Harris Technologies official website; Türkiye Today.