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BAE gets deployment approval for APKWS

PATUXENT RIVER, Md., April 9 (UPI) -- BAE Systems announced a milestone for its next-generation precision weapons technology following a deployment approval from the U.S. Navy.

BAE has been working in partnership with the U.S. government on its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System, or APKWS. Thursday BAE announced the Navy has approved the precise weapons system as ready to be deployed.

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The production-ready approval for APKWS, which is expected to be initially integrated with the AH-1W Cobra helicopters to offer aviators a next-generation precision weapon against soft and lightly armored targets, demonstrates that all objects for the program have been met. The Navy decision marks a milestone achievement for BAE.

"We have demonstrated APKWS' maturity by taking it through the full range of operational and environmental challenges it will face in theater," Capt. Brian Corey, program manager for the Navy's direct and time-sensitive strike programs, said in a statement.

"APKWS performed like a champ throughout flight tests and will make a significant contribution in allowing aviators to fulfill their missions."

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