An Air Force MQ-9 drone has downed aerial targets with a relatively inexpensive air-to-air missile, part of the Pentagon’s ...
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MQ-9A gets more lethal with laser guided rockets

U.S. Air Force (USAF) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems teamed up to conduct flight ...
GA-ASI and the U.S. Air Force tested the MQ-9A Reaper with APKWS laser-guided rockets, firing at both air and ground targets ...
MQ-9 Reapers fired BAE Systems precision-guided rockets during a recent demonstration by General Atomics Aeronautics Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Air Force. The medium-altitude, long-endurance ...
The USAF together with General Atomics have conducted flight tests of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) using ...
The APKWS Laser-Guided Rocket converts 70mm Hydra rockets into precision-guided munitions using a Distributed Aperture ...
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of 10,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) and related ...
HUDSON, N.H., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON: BA) recently delivered its 100,000th APKWS® laser-guidance kit, marking a major production milestone as it continues providing U.S. armed ...
BAE Systems has received a $59.5m contract from the US Navy to deliver additional Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) guidance kits to transform unguided 2.75-inch rockets into laser-guided ...