U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of an air-to-air variant of APKWS II precision-guided rockets to Italy, under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The possible sale, worth $364 million, includes 5,031 Guidance Sections Single Variant Air-to-Air APKWS II WGU 59B/B, LAU-131 A/A launchers, Mk-152 high explosive warheads, MK66 rocket motors, proximity fuzes, WTU-1/B practice warheads, and inert MK66 rocket motors, along with other associated equipment and support. The principal contractor of the sale will be BAE Systems. @BAESystemsIncAPKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II) is a design conversion of an unguided Hydra 2.75-inch rocket with a laser guidance kit to give it precision-kill capability. The air-to-air variant is primarily designed for counter-drone engagements.

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