The BDL-made 70mm laser guided rocket solution would also be provided to the Indian Air Force for the existing helicopter fleet of Advanced Light Helicopters (WSI) and Light Combat Helicopters.

Similar to L3Harris’ Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) system, EAGLS features laser-guided 70mm rockets to kill drones at a safe distance. EAGLS is a complete ...

The U.S. Air Force has officially employed for the first time laser-guided 70mm rockets in the air-to-air role during operations in the Red Sea over the course of 2024. The Advanced Precision Kill ...

APKWS guidance kits are the only U.S. government program of record for 70mm laser-guided rockets. The kits are available to all U.S. armed forces, as well as U.S. allies via Foreign Military Sales.

The Hydra rockets were supplied with the laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) kits, however this variant so far has only been seen in use with ground launch platforms. The ...

Laser designators on a helicopter, or with troops on the ground, are pointed at the target, and the laser seeker in the front of the APKWS homes on the reflected laser light. APKWS was developed from ...

The UK has requested a possible acquisition of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II (APKWS-II) laser-guided rockets ... weapons including unguided 70mm (2.75in) rockets.

The United States cut the first contract with BAE Systems for Kyiv’s guided rockets way back in May 2022. Follow-on contracts boosted the overall value of the APKWS package to $60 million. That ...

The laser-guided rockets have been in use for years, Hambling said, but against ground targets, and have been recently adapted for use as anti-aircraft weapons. Where a more expensive Patriot ...

Laser-guided lightning rod takes Ben Franklin invention to new heights Jan. 16, 2023 Updated Mon., Jan. 16, 2023 at 10:03 p.m. Scientists tested the laser lightning rod at communications tower on ...

BAE Systems completed ground-to-air test firings to prove the effectiveness of 70mm rockets guided by APKWS® guidance kits against Class-2 UAS.

March 28, 2025: Ukrainian resourcefulness was once again demonstrated when they used a Vampire system armed with 70mm guided rockets to shoot down an incoming Russian cruise missile. The 70mm rocket ...