On February 11, the Ukrainian Navy released a video showing the destruction of an Iranian-Russian Shahed-131/136 drone. According to @Osinttechnical, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used the VAMPIRE system with APKWS missiles and laser guidance.
It does appear that this is the first onboard footage released showing a US-supplied VAMPIRE SAM system in Ukrainian service downing a Russian Shahed with a laser-guided APKWS missile. https://t.co/wxS2EJSFDm pic.twitter.com/VMT2vHP9Bu
– OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 12, 2024
The VAMPIRE is a portable system that can be mounted on a pickup truck to launch high-precision 70mm rockets. The launcher is equipped with four missiles and a laser-guided L3Harris targeting system. The United States was to transfer 14 such systems to Ukraine.