• L3Harris announced Oct. 23, 2026, a three-year contract worth up to $60 million to develop a long-range drone interceptor.
• The U.S. Army program has advanced to its second phase for flight performance testing of a fully integrated interceptor.
• The interceptor targets small- to medium-sized drones and traditional short-range air defense threats, with deployment planned from existing launch platforms.

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