APKWS

The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) is a laser-guided rocket compatible with existing Hydra 70 unguided rockets to turn them into precision-guided munitions (PGMs). APKWS is approximately one-third the cost and one-third the weight of the current inventory of laser-guided weapons, has a lower yield, more suitable for avoiding collateral damage, and takes one quarter of the time for ordnance personnel to load and unload. As of October 2015, BAE Systems had manufactured 5,000 APKWS units.