The Eurofighter Typhoon, one of NATO’s frontline fighter jets, has test-fired 70 mm APKWS laser-guided rockets in a trial aimed at giving the aircraft a cheap, precise weapon for shooting down small ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...