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AUSA 2014: First APKWS test on non-Hydra rocket

13th October 2014 - 14:00 GMT | by Tim Fish in Washington D.C.

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BAE Systems has tested its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) on a Forges de Zeebrugge (FZ) rocket for the first time with the Australian Defence Force.

The company announced the successful ground demonstration at AUSA Annual on 13 October and said that the ground trial live fire event took place in August at the Woomera test range in south Australia.

The APKWS technology was on target with all seven shots fired while integrated with the FZ90 rocket motor and warhead, the company stated, noting that there was no modification required to the guidance kit to integrate with

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