The dual mode APKWS II rocket with both IR and laser guidance adds an improved Counter-UAS capability to fighter aircraft tasked to efficiently and affordably stop drone attacks. BAE Systems has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Humvee-apkws-ukraine.jpg The first real look at Ukrainian troops employing U.S.-made laser-guided 70mm rockets appears to have ...

The AGR-20 APKWS II was extensively used in combat by Strike Eagles in the Middle East, but these are the first photos to actually show an F-15E firing the laser-guided rockets during tests conducted ...

A seven-shot APKWS laser-guided rocket launcher seen during UK trials aboard the Eurofighter Typhoon. In May 2026 the US approved the sale of the weapon to Israel and Middle East allies in the C-UAS ...

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 ...

August 25, 2017: In mid-2017 the U.S. Marine Corps ordered some of its F-18C to be modified to fire the APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System) laser guided missiles. The marines are already ...

BAE Systems has disclosed development of the APKWS Block Upgrade – a software upgrade to the AGR-20A Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) 70 mm/2.75 in rocket guidance kit designed to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is experimenting with a new loadout for the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet that integrates low-cost, ...

“Kill markings” depicting Shahed drones on the nose of an A-10 aircraft from the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing. (Photo by: @mhtplanes / X) Images posted on X on Saturday showed “Ares,” ...

Feb. 7 (UPI) --BAE Systems was awarded a $225 million contract for an advanced precision kill weapon system for the U.S. Defense Department and foreign customers. The contract is for 9,999 additional ...

The industry teams competing for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II effort expect the winner to be chosen in mid- to late April, kicking off a program whose total lifetime value is ...

The deal worth US$138.3 million includes training and technical support. The sale of Lockheed Martin Hellfire and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) missiles to the Czech Republic has been ...