BAE Systems’ APKWS® Laser-Guidance Kits Bring The HEAT Against Armored Vehicles
10 November 2022 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
BAE Systems successfully tested its APKWS® laser-guidance kits
with High-Explosive Anti-Tank Anti-Personnel Anti-Materiel
(HEAT/APAM) warheads from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical
Systems. Guided by APKWS guidance kits, the rockets went three for
three against armored targets, demonstrating their versatility to
engage a broad set of targets and enable new missions for
warfighters.
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BAE Systems successfully tested its
APKWS® laser-guidance kits with High-Explosive Anti-Tank
Anti-Personnel Anti-Materiel (HEAT/APAM) warheads. (Credit: BAE
Systems)
APKWS guidance kits transform unguided rockets into smart
munitions for precision strikes on soft targets, equipment, and
armored targets.
During the test event, BAE Systems launched rockets with
HEAT/APAM warheads and APKWS guidance kits against well-armored
targets – including a steel plate and an armored military vehicle.
All test shots were direct hits, defeating fortified targets at
range. The HEAT/APAM warheads are capable of penetrating thick
armor, which improves the versatility of rockets guided by APKWS
guidance kits.
“We’re giving our customers more in-mission options for
precision strikes against tougher targets,” said Sam Kirsh, APKWS
program manager at BAE Systems. “APKWS guidance kits with HEAT/APAM
warheads provide a low-cost, lightweight, easy-to-deploy strike
capability against armored and unarmored targets.”
The APKWS guidance kits are also compatible with 2.75” (70
millimeter) Hydra rocket components – including new and existing
inventories of motors, warheads, fuses, launchers, and laser target
designators. They require minimal training to assemble and fire,
and can be fired from a variety of launch platforms, including
fighter jets, combat helicopters, ground vehicles, and remote
weapon stations.
APKWS guidance kits have proven their accuracy in combat with
hundreds of successful shots fired with the M151 high-explosive
warhead. The guidance kit is available to allied nations via
Foreign Military Sales.
For additional information about APKWS guidance kits, visit:
www.baesystems.com/apkws.
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For more information, please contact: Mark Daly, BAE
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