No not really. APKWS or JDAM are retrofits of old weapons with new guidance package. Belgium has no large stockpile of old unguided weapons so they get to design the entire thing from ground up. The principle is similar, its a laser guided beam riding missile shot from a heli or a jet, but APKWS sensors are on leading edge of winglets and this new thing has sensor in nose like a tiny Stugna. overall drop-in APKWS replacement with 10k manufactured per month target
No not really. APKWS or JDAM are retrofits of old weapons with new guidance package. Belgium has no large stockpile of old unguided weapons so they get to design the entire thing from ground up. The principle is similar, its a laser guided beam riding missile shot from a heli or a jet, but APKWS sensors are on leading edge of winglets and this new thing has sensor in nose like a tiny Stugna. overall drop-in APKWS replacement with 10k manufactured per month target