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 ...

Drone-Killing APKWS Rocket Gets Fire-And-Forget Upgrade is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...

Munitions equipped with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guidance kit were fired at both land and air targets from a modified variant of Malloy Aeronautics’ T-150 octocopter.

BAE Systems has been awarded a $1.74 billion fixed-price, indefinite-delivery contract with the U.S. Navy. Under the contract, BAE Systems will produce and deliver up to 55,000 of its Advanced ...

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 ...

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The US military plans to buy tens of thousands of low-cost guided rockets from weapons manufacturer BAE Systems as part of the Pentagon’s effort to combat cheap battlefield drones. A contract with BAE ...

The fighter, built for war with Russia, is set to be one of the three main pillars of Ukraine's future air force.

Per the terms of the deal, BAESY will manufacture and deliver up to 55,000 APKWS II units to support the upgrade of the current 2.75-inch Rocket System to a semi-active, laser-guided precision weapon ...