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 ...

The combat-proven APKWS II laser-guided rocket's use as a valuable low-cost air-to-air weapon continues to grow.

Drone-Killing APKWS Rocket Gets Fire-And-Forget Upgrade is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ...

The AGR-20 APKWS II was extensively used in combat by Strike Eagles in the Middle East, but these are the first photos to actually show an F-15E firing the laser-guided rockets during tests conducted ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is giving its aging F/A-18C/D Hornet fleet a lethal, cost-effective ...

The US Air Force is experimenting with a new loadout for the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet that integrates low-cost, precision-guided missiles aimed at countering drones and cruise missiles, ...

The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) II all-up-rounds to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the ...

The deal worth US$138.3 million includes training and technical support. The sale of Lockheed Martin Hellfire and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) missiles to the Czech Republic has been ...

April 14, 2006 BAE Systems' entry in the Army's Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) competition has successfully completed environmental tests that validate the weapon's ability to ...

The UK has requested a possible acquisition of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II (APKWS-II) laser-guided rockets from US-based BAE Systems Inc. Outlining the proposed sale of 768 all-up rounds ...

August 25, 2017: In mid-2017 the U.S. Marine Corps ordered some of its F-18C to be modified to fire the APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System) laser guided missiles. The marines are already ...