BAE Systems Working On Laser-Guided Rockets
Credit: U.S. NAVY (APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE)
Unguided rockets have been a staple of U.S. military helicopter ordnance since the Vietnam War, but now BAE Systems is developing a laser-guidance conversion for 2.75-in.-dia. rockets that will turn them into precision weapons. BAE’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is being evaluated...
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