BAE Says Drone-Fired Rocket Shows Path to Cheap Air Defense
The Malloy T-150 firing during the APKWS trials.
Source: BAE Systems Plc
BAE Systems Plc said a drone shot down an uncrewed aircraft using a laser-guided rocket, in what the UK defense company called a “major step forward” in the quest for low-cost air defense.
The Malloy T-150 multi-rotor drone used a 70mm rocket equipped with a so-called advanced precision kill weapon system, or APKWS, during the test in May, the company said in a statement.