USAF deploys APKWS on F-16 and A-10 aircraft

U.S. Air Force has deployed BAE Systems’ Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWSTM) laser-guided rockets on its fixed-wing platforms for the first time. The initial units were deployed onboard USAF's F-16 fighter and A-10 ground attack aircraft to fulfil an urgent operational need in the ongoing combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The APKWS already arms USAF's Apache attack