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U.S. Navy, Jordan Sign Agreement For First International APKWS Sale

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

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U.S. Navy, Jordan Sign Agreement For First International APKWS Sale

Artist's illustration of an A-10 firing APKWS. Photo: BAE Systems.

BAE Systems May 6 said Jordan and the U.S. Navy formally signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for the first international sale of the company’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) laser-guided rocket. “We’re pleased that the Jordanian Armed Forces will be the first international customer of our APKWS rocket. As part of this sale, we’ll deliver an advanced, highly-accurate weapon system to help strengthen the Kingdom’s military,” said David Harrold, director of precision guidance solutions at BAE. “Through…

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