APKWS II

E518928

air-to-ground weapon guided rocket system

APKWS II is a laser-guided precision version of the Hydra 70 rocket, designed to convert unguided 70 mm rockets into low-cost, highly accurate air-to-ground weapons.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
APKWS guided rockets	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air-to-ground weapon ⓘ guided rocket system ⓘ
basedOn	Hydra 70 rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ
compatibleWith	A-10 Thunderbolt II NERFINISHED ⓘ AH-1Z Viper NERFINISHED ⓘ AV-8B Harrier II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-16 Fighting Falcon NERFINISHED ⓘ F/A-18 Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ KC-130J Harvest HAWK NERFINISHED ⓘ MH-60R Seahawk NERFINISHED ⓘ MH-60S Seahawk NERFINISHED ⓘ MQ-9 Reaper NERFINISHED ⓘ UH-1Y Venom NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedFor	cost-effective precision strike ⓘ low collateral damage engagements ⓘ
designedTo	convert unguided Hydra 70 rockets into precision weapons ⓘ
developer	BAE Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
enteredService	2012 ⓘ
feature	fold-out canards ⓘ laser seeker ⓘ low collateral damage ⓘ low cost compared to larger guided missiles ⓘ mid-body guidance section ⓘ uses existing Hydra 70 motors ⓘ uses existing Hydra 70 warheads ⓘ
fullName	Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II NERFINISHED ⓘ
guidanceType	semi-active laser ⓘ
launchPlatform	fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ ground launchers ⓘ rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ unmanned aerial vehicles ⓘ
length	approximately 1.9 m ⓘ
primaryUse	counter-insurgency operations ⓘ urban close air support ⓘ
rocketCaliber	70 mm ⓘ
role	anti-armor weapon ⓘ anti-materiel weapon ⓘ anti-personnel weapon ⓘ close air support weapon ⓘ precision air-to-ground weapon ⓘ
user	Iraqi Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Jordanian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Moroccan Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Saudi Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
warheadType	high-explosive ⓘ multi-purpose ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hydra 70 rockets → familyIncludes → APKWS II ⓘ

subject surface form: Hydra 70

MQ-8B Fire Scout → armamentCapability → APKWS II ⓘ

this entity surface form: APKWS guided rockets