The U.S. Air Force has officially employed for the first time laser-guided 70mm rockets in the ... a longer variant of the ...

The Hydra rockets were fitted with a guidance system and corresponding aerodynamic surfaces, transforming them into genuine guided weapons directed towards a target marked by a laser pointer.

The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) approved for sale to Saudi Arabia is a laser-guided rocket that can hit both airborne and surface targets, it said in a statement on Thursday.