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 ...

As drones become an increasingly dominant force on modern battlefields, military forces around the world are looking for efficient and cost-effective ways to defend against these agile, low-cost ...

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 ...

Saab is looking at adding the APKWS as a weapons option for the Gripen C, pictured here, and Gripen E.Mario Skraban/Getty Images Swedish defense prime Saab is exploring the Advanced Precision Kill ...

BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers ...

FALCO, or Fixed Wing, Air Launched, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Ordnance, is designed to take out drone swarms. It will be crucial for defense against Iranian weapons. Other weapons meant to ...

PRECISION KILL: The U.S. Marine Corps announced Jan. 28 it completed the integrated test phase of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) program on Jan. 5, firing five rounds against moving ...

An RAF Typhoon was pictured at BAE Systems Warton carrying two seven round LAU-131 rocket pods, which can be used to fire APKWS guided munitions against surface and, importantly, air targets. The ...

The US Navy awarded BAE Systems a USD1.7 billion contract for the production of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guidance kits, the company announced on 10 December. The contract ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saab, which makes the JAS 39 Gripen, might soon add the APKWS to the fighter's weapons options. Company executives told Business ...