The A-10 Warthog Just Got A Little More Badass

BI ^ | 6-16-2016 | Sarah Sicard

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Sarah Sicard
June 16, 2016

Since the A-10 Warthog, recently seemingly destined for the scrap yard, is now engaging enemy Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Taliban forces in Afghanistan in the form of a new weapon with a badass name - the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.

Manufactured by BAE Systems, the APKWS is equipped with laser-guided rockets, giving A-10 aircraft in Afghanistan a "deep magazine of high-precision weapons," according to Popular Mechanics.

One of the biggest advantages to using this system is the minimal collateral damage left when fired, which is a result of its tiny warhead.

In addition, it's lighter - which means that the A-10 can carry 38 of these, instead of the two 500-pound bombs it carried before.

According to a statement from BAE, the new kit transforms a standard unguided munition into a precision laser-guided rocket.

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I would assume an A-10 coming in high with that little rotary cannon blaring, you’re going to hear.

From what I can tell by the various videos of the A-10 firing at targets.... only those not hit by the bullets hear the rotary cannon blaring a second after everyone else is dead.