Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
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Feb- 2026 -10 FebruaryArms
Saab Eyes Arming Gripen Fighter Jets With APKWS Rockets Against Drones
Saab is exploring arming the JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet with the advanced precision kill weapon system as a low-cost counter-drone option.
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Dec- 2025 -11 DecemberAmericas
BAE Systems Bags $1.7B US Navy Deal to Continue APKWS Production
BAE Systems has secured a five-year US Navy deal to continue production of the advanced precision kill weapon system laser-guidance kits for the US and allied forces.
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Sep- 2025 -18 SeptemberAir
Eurofighter Typhoon May Get Counter-Drone Rockets: BAE Systems
The Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet may soon field a low-cost weapon to neutralize drone threats, with feasibility studies by BAE Systems underway.
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9 SeptemberAmericas
USAF Arms F-15E Strike Eagle With Counter-Drone Munition in 9 Days
The US Air Force (USAF) has rapidly equipped its F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft with a low-cost and specialized guided rocket configured for counter-drone missions.
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Jul- 2025 -18 JulyAir
BAE Multi-Rotor Drone Fires APKWS Munitions in First Air‑to‑Air Test
BAE Systems has successfully test-fired a laser-guided munition from its multi-rotor uncrewed aerial vehicle, marking the first air-to-air engagement of its kind.
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Mar- 2025 -21 MarchMiddle East
US OKs Sale of 2,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapons to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has approved a foreign military sale of laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems II to Saudi Arabia.
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Jul- 2024 -19 JulyEurope
US Approves $138M Hellfire, APKWS Missile Sales to Czech Republic
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems to the Czech Republic.
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May- 2023 -2 MayEurope
US Approves Sale of Air-Launched Guided Rocket Systems to UK
The US State Department has approved the sale of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS)-II to the UK.
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Dec- 2021 -27 DecemberAsia Pacific
India Flight-Tests ‘Abhyas’ High-Speed Aerial Target
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation has carried out a flight test of its “Abhyas” high-speed aerial target.
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Aug- 2021 -11 AugustAmericas
BAE Announces Upgraded Aircraft-Launched Laser-Guided Munition
BAE Systems announced an upgraded Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) that provides a 30 percent greater range.
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