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BAE Systems Tests APKWS on Australian Army Rocket, Helo; Working on Apache Qualification

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BAE Systems Tests APKWS on Australian Army Rocket, Helo; Working on Apache Qualification
An artist's rendering of the BAE Systems' Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System fired from an Australian Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter. BAE Systems conducted a ground-to-ground test in Australia recently and will do a live-fire test from the helo later tihs year. Image courtesy BAE Systems.

BAE Systems successfully tested its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser guidance kit with the Australian army’s Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ) missile, proving the extent of the system’s plug-and-play abilities and opening up a previously untapped market for international sales. BAE is also working with the Army to fully qualify AKPWS on the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in time for a fiscal year 2015 limited quantity purchase, which combined with potential foreign military sales could help reduce the unit…

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