# APKWS

Economic Warfare in the Skies: The MQ-9 Reaper’s Evolution into a Drone Hunter

The U.S. Air Force has successfully tested the MQ-9A Reaper using laser-guided APKWS rockets for air-to-air drone interception. This shift aims to solve the economic challenge of modern warfare by using low-cost munitions to counter the global proliferation of suicide drones.