BAE Systems Test Guided Rockets In Counter-Drone Role
October 13 2021
BAE Systems says it has demonstrated the ability of its rocket guidance kit to defeat uncrewed aerial vehicles.
During testing at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., 2.75-inch (70-mm) test rockets were combined with a standard M151 warhead, Mk 66 motor, Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) guidance kits and a new proximity fuze, the company said in a release on Monday.
The proximity fuze, jointly developed by L3Harris and Technology Service Corp., combines proximity detection and...
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