An RAF Typhoon was pictured at BAE Systems Warton carrying two seven round LAU-131 rocket pods, which can be used to fire APKWS guided munitions against ...
Following the first sighting of the new capability in December 2025, a Ukrainian F-16 was captured using APKWS II laser-guided rockets to engage a drone. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 was captured for ...
Since the U.S. strikes on Iran, it has launched waves of retaliatory drones against U.S. forces in the Middle East.
The Pentagon is arming its fleet of F-16 fighter jets and UH-60 SeaHawks with a new air-to-air missile variant engineered with a “proximity” fuse designed to counter drone swarms by dispersing ...
HUDSON, N.H., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) recently delivered its 100,000th APKWS® laser-guidance kit, ...
BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers ...
Analysts say the financial disparity is stark. A single Iranian drone can cost as little as $35,000 to produce, while ...
APKWS: BAE Systems said it conducted a successful test flight of its 2.75-inch guided rocket, the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), on May 8. The test, funded by the U.S. Navy program ...
Saab is looking at adding the APKWS as a weapons option for the Gripen C, pictured here, and Gripen E.Mario Skraban/Getty Images Swedish defense prime Saab is exploring the Advanced Precision Kill ...