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BAE Agrees To Increase APKWS Production Under Multi-Year Framework With DoD

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 19th, 2026

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BAE Agrees To Increase APKWS Production Under Multi-Year Framework With DoD

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo from November 3, 2020 of an F-16 pilot from the 40th Flight Test Squadron firing an APKWS II-outfitted rocket near Eglin AFB, Fla. against a ground target.

BAE Systems will “surge” production of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to 25,000 annually for the Defense Department under a new agreement that also creates a path to further increase production to 35,000 units per year to meet international demand. The seven-year framework agreement calls for BAE to begin ramping up production of the laser guidance kits while negotiating a multi-year contract with DoD, the company said on Monday. Current annual production rates of the kits were not…

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