Apkws cost. Work is expected to be completed in september 2020. Between that report and the previous gao assessment of what was then the apkws program the army restructured the program and in april 2006 awarded a 2 year 419 million system development and. All up cost is around 5k and for many of the targets currently engaged by hellfires such as pickup trucks cars and small groups of individuals it would be just as good and cause less collateral damage.
Because whats in it for them. In october 2016 bae systems was awarded a three year contract from the us navy worth up to 600 million to support deliveries of its advanced precision kill weapon system apkws. The weapon is easily assembled and can be shot with minimal instruction as if it were an unguided rocket.
Instead of buying costly new weapon systems users simply implement our upgrade into existing unguided rocket inventories for long range precision fires at the industrys lowest total ownership cost. 22500 apkws is a plug and play point and shoot weapon and is fired like the unguided 275 inch rocket. Costs for the system appear stable in june 2018 bae systems was awarded a 224 million contract to produce 10185 apkws guidance units.
The 225034247 firm fixed price delivery order was issued against a 2017 indefinite deliveryindefinite quantity contract n00019 17 d 5517 to procure 9999 lot 7 full rate production apkws ii units the wednesday february 6 release said. The defense security cooperation agency delivered the required certification notifying congress of this possible sale today. The apkws rocket is the most cost effective laser guided munition in its class.
9 2018 the state department has made a determination approving a possible foreign military sale to qatar of advanced precision kill weapon systems apkws ii guidance sections for an estimated cost of 300 million. The contract includes priced options for qualification of the system and 2 years of low rate initial production that could begin as early as 2007.