Industry Partners Test Drone-Mounted Rocket Launcher at Fort Rucker

With the US Army watching, defense industry operators turned a logistics drone into a flying rocket launcher

The TRV 150 fired a 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rocket during the recent test.APKWSThe Army's defense industry partners put a rocket launcher on a resupply drone in a recent test.The tech could give the drone a lethal payload and soldiers a precision-kill option at range.Military leaders want drones that can quickly swap payloads, including weapons.Defense industry operators recently tested whether a resupply drone could not only …

Army Tests Drone-Mounted Rocket Launcher

MAY 26, 2026 — Defense industry partners successfully tested a new three-shot rocket launcher mounted to a logistics drone at Fort Rucker on May 20, an initiative designed to push advanced precision strike capabilities down to the battalion level. The test paired the TRV 150, a resupply drone manufactured by Survice Engineering Company, with a three-pack Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) developed by BAE Systems FalconWorks. The syst…

Industry Partners Test Drone-Mounted Rocket Launcher at Fort Rucker

Defense industry partners successfully tested a new three-shot rocket launcher mounted to a logistics drone at Fort Rucker on May 20, an initiative designed to push advanced precision strike capabilities down to the battalion level.