BAE Systems advances APKWS counter-drone trials from TRV-150 UAS

BAE Systems has conducted air-to-air counter-drone trials with the TRV-150, an adapted Malloy T-150 uncrewed aircraft carrying Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets. During September tests, the platform used a three-pod launcher to engage multiple targets in succession without landing to reload, combining SURVICE Engineering's aircraft modifications with BAE Systems FalconWorks guidance-kit integration. The experiments examine whether a reusable vertical-lift drone can provide a mobile launch platform for laser-guided interceptors against one-way attack drones. The work remains at the demonstration stage, with operational adoption, weapon loadout and fielding arrangements still to be determined.