The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is a design conversion of Hydra 70 unguided rockets with a laser guidance kit to turn them into precision-guided munitions (PGMs). APKWS is approximately one-third the cost and one-third the weight of the current inventory of laser-guided weapons, has a lower yield more suitable for avoiding collateral damage, and takes one quarter of the time for ordnance personnel to load and unload. As of February of 2019, BAE Systems had manufactured 25,000 A

7.8K views · 345 reactions | The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is a design conversion of Hydra 70 unguided 2.75-inch (70 millimeter) rocket with a laser guidance kit to turn them into precision-guided munitions (PGMs), giving aircrafts a low-cost surgical strike capability. Read more https://wp.me/p3avY4-2TB | Military Leak | Facebook

1.1K views · 68 reactions | BAE Systems successfully completed test shots of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rockets from a tactical configuration ground-based weapon system for the first time. Read more https://wp.me/p3avY4-9c7 | Military Leak | Facebook

45K views · 325 shares | Ever hear of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System? The laser-guided #rocket was recently fired for the first time in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Here's more on how #Marines work with U.S. Navy #sailors to train for it, as well as why it's so important. U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Garett Burns | U.S. Department of War | Facebook