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APKWS laser-guided rocket class

UCAV-launched guided munition · BAE Systems · US

Guidance-kit class that converts unguided 70 mm rockets into laser-guided weapons, fired from aircraft, UAS, and ground launchers. Its low unit cost made it a doctrinal answer to massed drone and light-vehicle targets in the counter-UAS role.

Specifications

Class data

APKWS laser-guided rocket class — Class data
Specification	Value
Type	Laser-guidance section for 70 mm rockets
Guidance	Semi-active laser
Range class	Kilometers-class, platform dependent

APKWS laser-guided rocket class — Carrier
Specification	Value
Typical carrier	Helicopters, fixed-wing, UAS, ground launchers
Role	Precision strike and counter-UAS (public)

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APKWS laser-guided rocket class vs LMM Martlet lightweight multirole missile class

Lightweight precision weapons have become a doctrinal answer to drone and light-vehicle targets because cost per shot matters. Martlet and APKWS are the two classes supplied to Ukraine for exactly this economy-of-scale role.

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