# L3Harris' Red Wolf makes its first MH-60 launch with Army special operations aviation L3Harris says the test opens a path to integrating its launched effects with Black Hawks. It named no Army program, order or funding behind the flight. Published 2026-10-14 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/14/l3harris-red-wolf-makes-its-first-mh-60-launch/ L3Harris and the Army Special Operations Aviation Command's Systems Integration Management Office have completed the first flight demonstration of a Red Wolf air-launched effect from an MH-60 helicopter, the company announced Tuesday, Oct. 13.[1] L3Harris says the flight establishes a pathway for integrating its launched effects air vehicles with Black Hawks and other H-60 variants.[1] Red Wolf already has a Navy customer.[2] In a Jan. 30 release, L3Harris said Naval Air Systems Command had selected it to develop, test and manufacture Red Wolf vehicles for the Marine Corps' Precision Attack Strike Munition program.[2] The company said the selection built on launched effects flights including a low-altitude test firing from a Marine AH-1Z helicopter.[2] The same release said Red Wolf extends the range of weapons launched from vertical take-off and landing platforms to proven distances of 200 nautical miles.[2] The MH-60 flight puts Red Wolf on a different helicopter, with an Army special operations aviation office as the test partner.[1][2] The test payload validated launch system compatibility and demonstrated flight characteristics in an operational setting, L3Harris says.[1] Quinlan Lyte, president of Advanced Effects at L3Harris, described the effort as "expanding the platforms from which they operate."[1] ## Why it matters The next document to watch is an Army or special operations solicitation, contract or budget line that names Red Wolf for H-60 aircraft. That would show the Black Hawk pathway L3Harris describes acquiring a requirement and money.[1] ## Sources 1. L3Harris: L3Harris and US Army Successfully Demonstrate First Red Wolf Flight from an MH-60 (Oct. 13, 2026) 2. L3Harris: US Navy Selects L3Harris Red Wolf for Precision Attack Strike Munition Program (Jan. 30, 2026)