L3Harris flies Red Wolf launched effect from an MH-60 for the first time, with US Army special operations aviators

L3Harris Technologies says in a press release that it has flown its Red Wolf air-launched effect from an MH-60 helicopter for the first time, a step it describes as a pathway to fitting its launched-effects air vehicles to Black Hawks and other H-60 variants. The company announced the demonstration on 13 October 2026, with Yuma, Arizona, as the dateline.

According to L3Harris, the test was carried out with the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command’s Systems Integration Management Office. The company says the test payload validated the compatibility of the launch system and showed the vehicle’s flight characteristics in an operational setting. It adds that the event builds on earlier launches of its effects from fixed-wing aircraft, rotary-wing aircraft and ground-based platforms.

The company counts the MH-60 flight as part of 60 flight demonstrations for its Wolf Pack portfolio. The release does not give a date for any follow-on testing or fielding, and it does not say whether the Army has committed to buy the system.

L3Harris president for Advanced Effects Quinlan Lyte called the demonstration a significant milestone in the company’s effort to deliver multi-domain capabilities and to stay ahead of the threat.

What Wolf Pack is

In a separate company article dated 9 October 2026, L3Harris explains that the Wolf Pack includes Red Wolf and Green Wolf. Red Wolf is intended for kinetic strike, while Green Wolf carries an electronic warfare payload. The company describes both as modular, multi-role platforms that use software for in-flight collaboration and dynamic re-targeting, and says they can support coordinated swarms of autonomous aircraft. It also says a single host air vehicle can carry either configuration, which it argues reduces the integration work and logistical burden for users.

L3Harris presents the programme as part of a wider push towards low-cost, expendable unmanned systems that can be launched from different hosts. The claims about performance and cost savings come from the company and have not been independently verified.

The U.S. Army has been receiving other L3Harris products too: Geopolitiki recently reported on VAMPIRE: US Army receives first L3Harris counter-drone systems two months after the order.

Sources: L3Harris press release of 13 October 2026 and L3Harris article of 9 October 2026.