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 ...

The Department of State has cleared a potential $100 million foreign military sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems, or APKWS, to Saudi Arabia. BAE Systems will be the principal contractor in ...

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 ...

BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth 2 million, with a maximum contract value of .7 billion, to equip the U.S. military and partners. BAE Systems announced on ...

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The U.S. Air Force’s 20th Fighter Wing (FW) at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, has released images of one of its F-16C/D Fighting Falcons loaded with six seven-round LAU-131 A/A rocket pods on Triple ...

Saab, which makes the JAS 39 Gripen, might soon add the APKWS to the fighter's weapons options. Company executives told Business Insider they realized they needed cheaper weapons to fight drones. The ...

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 ...

The British Army Air Corps looks set to add the APKWS II laser-guided rocket to the armoury for its AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The United Kingdom is set to ...

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 ...