L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX) Presents an AI-Enabled Drone Detection System at the Department of War's Technology Readiness Experimentation Event

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LHX) is one of the 10 Best Defense Contractor Stocks to Buy Now.

On September 22, 2025, L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LHX) successfully presented an AI-enabled drone detection system at the Department of War’s Technology Readiness Experimentation event in Melbourne, Florida. It demonstrated the drone detection system alongside Shield AI.

With this demonstration, L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LHX) showed the system could detect hostile drones faster at longer ranges than current systems. The drones could do this even when they were partially obscured by buildings or clouds.

These drones feature L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LHX)’s WESCAM MX-Series electro-optical/infrared sensors, which are integrated with Shield AI’s Tracker counter-UAS software to track multiple classes of unmanned aerial systems. Both companies believe that this collaboration enhances combat-proven targeting systems with autonomy and passive detection to counter the increasing tide of low-cost complex drone threats.

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LHX) delivers end-to-end technology solutions, connecting the space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains to fulfill mission-critical national security needs globally. It is one of the Best Defense Contractor Stocks.

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