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Army

APKWS Finishes Testing on 3 Fixed-Wing Platforms, Apache Helo For Qualification

Mai Hanoon

Monday, October 28th, 2013

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BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System variants for rotary and fixed-wing aircraft both hit major milestones recently, with the fixed-wing variant wrapping up a Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD) proving successful operations on three platforms and the original system submitting data from a recent live-fire test to support airworthiness qualification on the AH-64D Apache helicopter. Naval Air Systems Command announced Oct. 15 that U.S. Central Command had released its Military Utility Assessment for the fixed-wing APKWS, which confirmed the…

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