Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System Enters Low-Rate Initial Production

BAE Systems has signed a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract with the U.S. Navy for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) - a low-cost guidance kit that transforms standard unguided rockets into smart, highly precise laser-guided missiles.

The U.S. Marine Corps will initially deploy APKWS from AH-1W Cobra helicopters.

"Any time I have the opportunity to talk to our men and women in uniform, I hear about the pressing need for the capability afforded by APKWS," said John Watkins, director of missile and munitions solutions for BAE Systems in Nashua, New Hampshire, where the guidance section is built. "With the signing of this LRIP contract, we're one step closer to protecting those men and women in combat."

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