Aircraft
BAE Plans To Ramp Up Production of Laser Guidance Sections
With a new order from the Navy, the company has enlarged production capacity in New Hampshire of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.
The APKWS mid-body guidance section converts a standard unguided munition into a laser-guided rocket. (Photo: BAE Systems)
The APKWS mid-body guidance section converts a standard unguided munition into a laser-guided rocket. (Photo: BAE Systems)

BAE Systems plans to ramp up production of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) guidance sections after receiving a large contract order from the U.S. Navy. The $618 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract the Pentagon announced on October 7 names the Navy, the U.S. Air Force and five foreign countries as recipients.