TRV-150 Tests Three-Pod APKWS Launcher at Eglin

BAE Systems said a modified Malloy Aeronautics T-150, designated TRV-150, took part in counter-uncrewed aircraft system trials at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in late September 2026. The company said the aircraft used a three-pod launcher carrying laser-guided APKWS rockets and engaged multiple aerial targets in succession without landing to reload. The source does not identify the target-drone types or give a precise target count.

The TRV-150 carried three launcher pods and engaged multiple aerial targets without landing to reload.

Key details

The trial details come from an account attributed to BAE Systems, but the fact set does not classify them as officially confirmed. It rates the test and launcher account as likely. The reported affiliation with a Mission Capabilities Joint Readiness Experimentation exercise is unconfirmed. The source also describes SURVICE Engineering as a collaborator on adapting the aircraft to U S. Army requirements and BAE Systems’ FalconWorks division as responsible for developing and integrating the APKWS modification; those details are rated likely, not officially confirmed.

Why it matters

The reported trial combines a vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft with a launcher carrying three pods of guided rockets. For aviation and defense readers, the test offers a concrete example of how an uncrewed aircraft platform can carry a multi-round payload and engage successive aerial targets without returning to land between engagements.

What happens next

BAE Systems said it intends to explore maritime counter-drone use for the T-150/TRV-150. The reported Eglin trial did not demonstrate maritime operations, and the source provides no schedule for further testing.