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BAE Systems APKWS Deploys To Afghanistan

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BAE Systems yesterday said its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) was recently approved for its first deployment by the Marine Corps and sent to Afghanistan last month. “One of the comments we get from the shooters is that they have a high level of confidence in the weapon,” said John Watkins, director of Precision Guidance Solutions for BAE Systems in Nashua, N.H., where the guidance section is built. “The APKWS has proven its maturity, and soon it will be…

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