BELFAST — BAE Systems has successfully tested the low-cost Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) aboard a Eurofighter Typhoon fighter, in a move the company says could give the fourth-gen jet a relatively inexpensive counter-drone capability.
The company said in a statement today that the trial, conducted from its Warton, England, flight test development center, involved a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter test and evaluation aircraft striking a ground-based target at a British military test range.
This event “will provide valuable insights into how a low-cost precision weapon could be integrated in the aircraft, particularly counter UAS weapons, where affordable interception options are needed,” noted the statement. “It also forms part of a range of…
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