BAE Systems U.S. Army has procured an initial quantity of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocke...
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U.S. Army has procured an initial quantity of BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets for immediate deployment to operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The immediate requirement is met from U.S. Navy APKWS inventory.
The 2.75-inch APKWS rocket features a BAE System developed mid-body guidance kit that transforms a standard unguided Hydra 70 munition into a precision laser-guided rocket.
While initially designed to the meet U.S. Army requirements, the APKWS system is a U.S. Navy program of record and has been deployed in combat by the U.S. Marines since 2012.
With a range of 1-5 km, the rocket can home into the ground target within 5 seconds.
The system’s ‘plug and play’ design makes it highly tailorable and scalable for future needs and allows streamlined deployment on a variety of platforms using existing equipment and infrastructure.
In fact, the APKWS laser-guided rocket has already been qualified or demonstrated on more than a dozen rotary and fixed-wing platforms.
Currently in its third year of full rate production and with 5,000 units built to date.
