Ukraine Gets ‘Vampire’ Rockets From US to Combat Russian Drones
- Weapons contracted in January now in operation, Pentagon says
- Kyiv to get 14 of the truck-mounted units by year-end
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Ukraine’s troops are now using a US rocket system known as the Vampire to destroy Russian drones, according to the Pentagon.
Produced by L3Harris Technologies Inc., the weapons are carried on trucks and allow Ukraine to defeat Russian strikes, the Pentagon’s Acquisition and Sustainment Office told Bloomberg News.