Thursday, October 24, 2013

Laser-Guided Rocket Successfully Qualified to Support Apache Crews

AH-64D ApacheBAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS™) laser-guided rocket completed another major milestone when it was fired for the first time from an AH-64D Apache helicopter during flight testing.

The flight test was performed under a company initiative to obtain an Airworthiness Qualification on Apache for the purpose of future international sales.

The APKWS laser-guided rocket bridges the gap between unguided rockets and larger guided anti-armor munitions.

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