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Red Wolf

L3Harris swarming air-launched munition with a kinetic warhead.

by L3Harris Technologies · Unveiled Jul 2025

PrototypeMunitionAirMilestoneSep 2025

Kinetic launched-effect munition in L3Harris' 'wolf pack', integrated on the Marine Corps AH-1Z and designed to be fired in swarms from air, sea or ground platforms.

Timeline2

  1. UnveiledReported

    Red Wolf unveiled

    L3Harris unveiled Red Wolf and Green Wolf together.

    SourcesBreaking Defense

  2. MilestoneReported

    Low-altitude test firing from a Marine AH-1Z

    A Red Wolf fired from a Marine Corps AH-1Z engaged a sea-based target over the Atlantic Test Range during the Long Range Attack Missile capability demonstration; L3Harris announced it on 19 December 2025.

    SourcesEuropean Security & Defence

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Sources2

  1. 1.

    Breaking Defense · Supports: System, System milestone

    “Red Wolf is a kinetic munition while Green Wolf is designed to employ electronic warfare capabilities or act a decoy, the executives said.”
  2. 2.

    European Security & Defence · Supports: System milestone

    “The test, which was conducted in September 2025, involved a Red Wolf vehicle mounted to the pylon of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter being successfully launched to engage a sea-based target”

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