US Army picks out Vampire to fill a gap in its layered drone defenses
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- ▪It also has a launcher for a variety of what the military likes to call effectors – projectiles or missiles that typically go bang.
- ▪It has since ramped up production at a new production line in Huntsville, Alabama, in a response to the growing need it sees from the US and allies to counter the drone threat.
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| Publication time | Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200 |
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