AUSA 2018: BAE gaining ground on APKWS (video)

10th October 2018 - 16:24 GMT | by Tim Martin in Washington DC

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Following the qualification of Arnold Defense's latest missile launcher, BAE Systems' target of adding APKWS ground operators to its long list of existing rotorcraft and fixed wing customers is likely to be realised soon.

Integration of the two assets has already taken place during customer firing tests in the US, with those present 'very impressed with performance', according to Ryan Edwards, business development manager at BAE Systems.

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