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The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Jordan of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II guided rockets and related equipment, at an estimated total cost of $100 million. The congressional notification is dated November 2, 2026.¹

BAE Systems, Inc., of Nashua, New Hampshire, would be the principal contractor. The estimate covers the whole proposed package; the notification announces no contract award and gives no delivery schedule.¹

Jordan requested up to 1,500 WGU-59A/B or B/B Single Variant Block Upgrade all-up rounds or guidance sections, usable in air-to-air, ground-to-air or air-to-ground roles. The proposed package also includes launchers, Mk-152 high explosive warheads, MK66 rocket motors, proximity fuzes, practice warheads, inert rocket motors and support equipment. Engineering, technical, training and logistics support are included.¹

BAE Systems and Poland’s PGZ are to expand large-calibre ammunition production capacity and capability under the Warsaw Defence Plan. The UK Ministry of Defence announced the plan on 27 October 2026.¹

The ammunition commitment gives BAE Systems and PGZ a named role in the plan’s industrial work. The UK announcement gives no funding amount, production quantity, site or timetable for the ammunition expansion.¹

The agreement sets out the first phase of defence cooperation under the new UK-Poland Security and Defence Partnership Treaty.¹

Also announced

• The countries plan to collaborate on manufacturing and developing the next generation of air defence missiles.¹
• The agreement calls for co-development of drone and counter-drone technologies.¹
• The countries will share lessons from developing the British Type 31 and Polish Miecznik frigates, which are built from a common design.¹