The Pentagon has awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc. a $40 million contract to deliver anti-drone weapon systems, as reported by Reuters. 

The 14 anti-drone weapon systems will boost Ukraine's security forces. 

The VAMPIRE

According to L3Harris, their Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) will let Ukraine ground forces target, shoot down enemy drones, and defend against ground threats. 

Under the contract with the US Department of Defense, they will need to deliver four VAMPIRE units by mid-2023 and ten more by the end of the year. 

They will be installed on the vehicles to support combat on the Ukrainian battlefield. 

L3Harris is a company that provides military and commercial avionics, electronic warfare, and aerostructures. It also provides logistics, communications, and intelligence solutions. 

The VAMPIRE units can track and destroy drones and intercept and shoot them down. They can also detect, locate, and attack threats against ground forces, such as rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank rockets fired from unmanned ground vehicles or hidden on rooftops. 

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US and Ukraine

Relations between the US and Ukraine have significantly improved in recent times-something that was unthinkable just a few years ago. 

They have been on the brink of war since Russian-backed troops invaded Ukrainian territory in 2014. Relations worsened in 2014, when Russia annexed the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. 

However, the US has responded by providing Ukraine with several weapons and other military equipment. 

Anti-Drone Weapon Systems

For the past few years, the US has been working on anti-drone weapons systems. In fact, one of the US' main concerns is the growing use of drones, especially by terrorist organizations. The US military has been concerned about the growing use of drones for several years and has been working hard on developing drones. 

As drone technology advances, anti-drone weapon systems will need to keep pace. 

However, as drone technology advances, the Air Force believes that it will also have to develop counter-countermeasures to defeat the enemy's anti-drone weapon systems.

Many believe that the use of drones in combat will only increase over the next few years. However, there is still a long way to go before drone technology is perfected. 

However, there are still many uses, drones-especially in civilian applications. More countries are looking for anti-drone weapon systems as the civilian use of drones increases. Drones are being used more and more in construction and utility inspection. 

The US and Ukraine have had a complicated relationship over the last decade. However, relations between the two countries have been boosted by Ukraine's recent push toward democracy. 

Their armed forces are facing a fast-moving battlefield where drones are a key weapon for both their enemies and allies. The US military is also on a fast-moving battlefield against its many enemies around the world. Utilizing VAMPIRE units should help both countries stay a step ahead of their enemies. 

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