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USAF APKWS Getting Software Upgrade for Counter Drone Operations

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USAF APKWS Getting Software Upgrade for Counter Drone Operations
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 96th Test Wing at Eglin AFB, Fla. during a test firing of AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II laser-guided rockets (U.S. Air Force Photo)

As part of an effort to field more affordable, counter drone systems, the U.S. Air Force in April issued a relatively small, $1.6 million contract to BAE Systems' site in Nashua, N.H. for AGR-20F Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II software upgrades. "Current radio frequency-guided air-to-air weapons commonly cost $1 million each," Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's attack munitions branch (AFLCMC/EBDA) at Eglin AFB, Fla. said last November in a Controlled Unclassified Information document posted on Monday. The $35,000…

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