
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded BAE Systems a $225 million delivery order against a previous contract to procure 9,999 additional Lot 7 full-rate production Advanced precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II units. APKWS modifies existing standard 2.75-inch rockets into precision weapons by installing a guidance kit between the unguided rocket engine and the warhead. The Navy said this procurement will upgrade the 2.75-inch rockets “to a semi-active laser guided precision weapon” to be used by the Army, Navy,…