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Navy Takes Over APKWS Program After Army Ends Its Effort

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By Geoff Fein The Navy has taken over the lead on the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) following the Army's decision to terminate the program. BAE Systems last week said the APKWS contract was transferred from the Army to the Navy to complete System Development and Demonstration of the rocket-guidance capability. "As a result of competing fiscal priorities during the development of the FY '08 President's Budget, the Army decided to terminate the program and the Army's Acquisition Executive…

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