L3Harris

Melbourne, Florida, United States · Space · Applications / Defense & intelligence · Public · l3harris.com

L3Harris builds spacecraft for defense and intelligence missions, including SDA missile-warning satellites, and supplies optical, communications and guidance systems for space missions.

Space 100 · rank 3 · score 91 →Robotics · member · score 66Edition: November 2026

Positioning

L3Harris is a US defense prime (NYSE:LHX, ~$21B group) whose missile-tracking satellite franchise has 4 Tranche 0 satellites on orbit plus 34 in development, winning an $843M T3 Tracking Layer award (December 2025) and a $955M AMDT3 award (July 2026) for fire-control-quality sensors due by end-2028 under the Golden Dome mandate. It is Golden Dome's biggest visible satellite winner, its $1.75B AMDT3 (split with Sierra Space) sitting atop the December 2025 $3.5B/72-satellite T3 round, with Aerojet Rocketdyne propulsion under the group and Army NGC2 orders adding demand. It is the defense-prime space engine at full demand.

Latest signals

  • L3Harris Technologies is developing a longer-range interceptor to counter drones for the U.S. Army.Interesting Engineering
  • L3Harris Technologies and Skydio are integrating tactical radio technology into U.S. military drones.Interesting Engineering
  • HGT Law announced an investigation into L3Harris Technologies.PR Newswire, all releases
  • L3Harris will build an all-glass telescope for ESA’s LISA mission.Via Satellite
  • L3Harris combines anti-jam, anti-spoofing and jammer awareness in TruNav AJL3Harris

109 signals name L3Harris. Members see all of them, filtered by topic, source and date.

Facts, with sources

  • Unveiled Wraith Shield software for countering small dronesProduct launch · L3Harris
  • Selected by the U.S. Navy to deliver VAMPIRE counter-drone systemsContract · L3Harris
  • Delivering VAMPIRE systems to the U.S. ArmyDeployment · L3Harris
  • Agreement with Skydagger to collaborate on drone interceptor technologyPartnership · L3Harris

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment8
Production10
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Questions this page answers

What does L3Harris do?

L3Harris builds spacecraft for defense and intelligence missions, including SDA missile-warning satellites, and supplies optical, communications and guidance systems for space missions. L3Harris is a US defense prime (NYSE:LHX, ~$21B group) whose missile-tracking satellite franchise has 4 Tranche 0 satellites on orbit plus 34 in development, winning an $843M T3 Tracking Layer award (December 2025) and a $955M AMDT3 award (July 2026) for fire-control-quality sensors due by end-2028 under the Golden Dome mandate. It is Golden Dome's biggest visible satellite winner, its $1.75B AMDT

Where does L3Harris rank in space?

L3Harris ranks 3 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 91 out of 100, in Defense & intelligence (Applications). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are L3Harris's peers in Defense & intelligence?

Lockheed Martin Space (rank 5), Northrop Grumman Space (rank 9), True Anomaly (rank 16), Rheinmetall (rank 31), Slingshot Aerospace (rank 52), LeoLabs (rank 59).

Where is L3Harris based and when was it founded?

L3Harris is based in Melbourne, Florida, United States. Stage: Public.

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