The U.S. Marine Corps continued its strong momentum with affordable mass effectors by performing a successful low-altitude test firing of the L3Harris Technologies Red Wolf™ vehicle over the Atlantic Test Range in September.
Mounted to the pylon of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter, a Red Wolf vehicle successfully launched and engaged a sea-based target as part of the Marine’s Long Range Attack Missile (LRAM) capability demonstration. Red Wolf also participated in the targeting network, highlighting its operational relevance.
“This test validated Red Wolf’s advanced tracking and targeting capabilities, further demonstrating its ease of use and integration across platforms,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. “We’ve now proven our launched effects vehicles will help provide our warfighters the asymmetrical advantage they need to handle increasingly sophisticated threats without the need to enter into adversary weapon engagement zones.”
This live-fire test over the Atlantic Ocean was the latest in a series of multi-service air- and ground-launched demonstrations that integrated L3Harris’ “wolf pack” of launched effects vehicles into existing combat platforms, including the first time a Marine Corps rotary-wing platform employed a weapon system using a tablet-controlled device.
Designed to meet the U.S. military’s urgent need for advanced, capable and affordable munitions, L3Harris’ expanding family of multi-role vehicles can be employed across services and domains, enabling shared costs and driving efficiency in defense spending. Red Wolf is a kinetic platform for long-range precision strikes, while Green Wolf is an electronic warfare platform equipped with electronic attack and detect, identify, locate and report capabilities. The production line for Red Wolf and Green Wolf vehicles is active in support of L3Harris customer demonstration and mission needs.
The vehicles are flexible, modular and feature advanced software for in-flight collaboration and re-targeting, and support swarming capability of autonomous aircraft. They can also be built to be recoverable in support of ever-changing mission needs.
