Shooting down a drone with a fighter jet is as cost effective as wrapping sandwiches in gold foil, but BAE Systems has cut ...

BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth $322 million, with a maximum contract value of $1.7 billion, to equip the U.S. military and partners. BAE Systems ...

On April 8, BAE Systems announced it had successfully test-fired a low-cost precision weapon ...

BAE Systems has successfully tested a laser-guided rocket system with a Typhoon fighter jet from Britain's Royal Air Force ...

LONDON—BAE Systems has demonstrated the ability to fire guided rockets from the Eurofighter Typhoon to provide a lower-cost means for the aircraft to down one-way attack drones. The company-funded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Saab, which makes the JAS 39 Gripen, might soon add the APKWS to the fighter's weapons options. Company executives told Business ...

BAE Systems’ new guided rockets, intended for use on the Typhoon, could help it take on aerial drones at a fraction of the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The military’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System ...

BAE Systems has test fired laser-guided rockets from the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft for the counter-unmanned ...

Following the first sighting of the new capability in December 2025, a Ukrainian F-16 was captured using APKWS II laser-guided rockets to engage a drone. A Ukrainian Air Force F-16 was captured for ...

Saab is looking at adding the APKWS as a weapons option for the Gripen C, pictured here, and Gripen E.Mario Skraban/Getty Images Swedish defense prime Saab is exploring the Advanced Precision Kill ...