The US Department of Defense has awarded BAE Systems a $1.7 billion contract for up to 55,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II rockets, significantly expanding its arsenal against the ...

The FMS includes 10,000 APKWS-II air-to-air guidance sections and up to 10,000 APKWS-II air-to-ground guidance sections.

At least two Strike Eagles have been employed in the tests, equipped with four or six LAU-131 pods which would allow to carry up to 42 rockets during drone-hunting missions. Some images recently ...

HUDSON, N.H., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) recently delivered its 100,000th APKWS® laser-guidance kit, marking a major production milestone as it continues providing U.S. armed ...

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BAE Systems plc BAESY recently secured a new five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to produce Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (“APKWS”) laser-guidance ...

The recent operational use and success of the APKWS laser-guidance kit on the UK RAF’s Typhoons has driven demand from other Eurofighter customers for integration of the system on their own combat ...

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has conducted live firing tests of the BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) on board its Airbus Helicopters Tiger rotorcraft. The Australian ...

A video still showing the APKWS rocket leaving the TRV-150 launch UAS. (BAE Systems) BAE Systems has trialled the use of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) from a modified version of ...