{"id":6566206,"date":"2026-07-21T11:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/apkws-laser-guided-rocket-saudi-arabia-counter-drone-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:57:04","slug":"roquette-a-guidage-laser-apkws-arabie-saoudite-contre-drone-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/apkws-laser-guided-rocket-saudi-arabia-counter-drone-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"La roquette $20,000 qui d\u00e9truit les drones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><\/p>\r\n<p>Un missile AIM-120 AMRAAM co\u00fbte environ un million de dollars. Un AIM-9X Sidewinder co\u00fbte environ 450\u00a0000\u00a0\u00a3. Un drone d&#039;attaque unidirectionnel de type Shahed co\u00fbte entre 20\u00a0000 et 50\u00a0000\u00a0\u00a3, et l&#039;Iran et ses partenaires peuvent les construire plus rapidement que quiconque ne peut se permettre de les abattre avec des missiles \u00e0 un million de dollars.<\/p>\r\n<p>Ce probl\u00e8me de d\u00e9fense a\u00e9rienne au Moyen-Orient est la crise silencieuse qui dure depuis trois ans. La solution de contournement consiste en un kit de guidage laser qui se fixe sur une roquette non guid\u00e9e des ann\u00e9es 1960 et co\u00fbte \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s le prix d&#039;une voiture d&#039;occasion.<\/p>\r\n<p>Le 15 juillet, le d\u00e9partement d&#039;\u00c9tat am\u00e9ricain a autoris\u00e9 l&#039;Arabie saoudite \u00e0 en acheter jusqu&#039;\u00e0 20 000.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f5f5; padding: 20px 24px; margin: 24px 0; border-radius: 8px;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 17px; color: #222;\">Informations cl\u00e9s<\/p>\r\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6;\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 approuv\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Une vente militaire potentielle \u00e0 l&#039;Arabie saoudite portant sur un maximum de 20\u00a0000 kits de guidage pour syst\u00e8mes d&#039;armes de pr\u00e9cision avanc\u00e9s<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Annonc\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">15 juillet 2026 par le D\u00e9partement d&#039;\u00c9tat am\u00e9ricain<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Valeur<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Environ $1,96 milliard<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>La scission<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Environ 10 000 kits air-sol AGR-20 et 10 000 kits air-air AGR-20F FALCO<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>\u00c9galement inclus<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">LAU-131\/A lance-roquettes \u00e0 sept coups de 70 mm, moteurs de roquettes Mk 66, ogives explosives Mk-152, fus\u00e9es de proximit\u00e9, pi\u00e8ces de rechange et formation<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Entrepreneur principal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">BAE Systems, Nashua, New Hampshire<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Co\u00fbt unitaire<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Une section de guidage co\u00fbte environ $15\u00a0000 \u00e0 $20\u00a0000\u00a0; le tour complet co\u00fbte environ $22\u00a0000.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 12px 5px 0; color: #666; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;\"><strong>Important<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"padding: 5px 0; color: #222;\">Il s&#039;agit d&#039;une notification du Congr\u00e8s, et non d&#039;un contrat sign\u00e9. Les quantit\u00e9s et les valeurs indiqu\u00e9es sont des plafonds et diminuent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">C&#039;est un kit, pas une fus\u00e9e<\/h2>\r\n<p>L&#039;erreur la plus fr\u00e9quente dans les articles consacr\u00e9s \u00e0 cette vente est de la pr\u00e9senter comme une commande de 20\u00a0000 roquettes \u00e0 guidage laser. Ce n&#039;est pas le cas. L&#039;APKWS est un syst\u00e8me de guidage\u00a0: un module qui se visse entre l&#039;ogive et le moteur d&#039;une roquette Hydra 70 standard et transforme une arme non guid\u00e9e \u00e0 effet de zone en une arme de pr\u00e9cision.<\/p>\r\n<p>Les missiles en eux-m\u00eames sont un sujet largement distinct. Ce que l&#039;Arabie saoudite a \u00e9t\u00e9 autoris\u00e9e \u00e0 acheter, ce sont les renseignements \u00e0 lui fournir.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sa conception \u00e9l\u00e9gante est particuli\u00e8rement appr\u00e9ci\u00e9e des ing\u00e9nieurs. Les autodirecteurs laser sont fix\u00e9s aux bords d&#039;attaque des quatre ailerons de guidage, repli\u00e9s \u00e0 plat \u00e0 l&#039;int\u00e9rieur du tube de lancement. Ils ne se d\u00e9ploient qu&#039;une fois la fus\u00e9e sortie de sa nacelle, ce qui permet au kit d&#039;\u00eatre compatible avec les lanceurs et le c\u00e2blage des a\u00e9ronefs existants sans modification. Cette r\u00e9trocompatibilit\u00e9 explique \u00e0 elle seule la diffusion fulgurante de cette arme.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; width: 100%;\"><img data-opt-id=562441597  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/apkws-ii-laser-guided-rocket-mockup.jpg\" alt=\"Maquette \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9chelle 1:1 de la section de guidage APKWS II \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d&#039;une roquette standard de 70 mm\" width=\"1024\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Maquette grandeur nature d&#039;un syst\u00e8me APKWS II \u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 d&#039;une roquette standard de 70 mm. Le syst\u00e8me de guidage s&#039;ins\u00e8re entre l&#039;ogive et le moteur de cette arme en service depuis les ann\u00e9es 1960. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">FALCO : le pointant vers le haut<\/h2>\r\n<p>La partie air-air de ce syst\u00e8me est la plus r\u00e9cente et la plus int\u00e9ressante. Le FALCO (Fixed Wing, Air Launched, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Ordnance) est une version modifi\u00e9e de l&#039;APKWS, dot\u00e9e d&#039;une fus\u00e9e de proximit\u00e9 et d&#039;algorithmes de guidage retravaill\u00e9s, con\u00e7ue pour atteindre une cible en mouvement dans les airs plut\u00f4t qu&#039;une cible au sol.<\/p>\r\n<p>Cette mesure est n\u00e9e d&#039;un besoin op\u00e9rationnel urgent et elle s&#039;av\u00e8re efficace. Les F-16 de l&#039;US Air Force utilisent des roquettes \u00e0 guidage laser contre les drones houthis au-dessus et autour de la mer Rouge, et, de l&#039;aveu m\u00eame de l&#039;AFCENT, elles sont devenues la principale arme air-air contre les menaces de drones dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\r\n<p>La logique tactique est simple\u00a0: un lance-missiles de sept coups offre sept opportunit\u00e9s par station au lieu d\u2019un seul missile par rail. Face \u00e0 une attaque de saturation men\u00e9e par des drones bon march\u00e9, la capacit\u00e9 du chargeur prime sur la sophistication de chaque tir.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201c C&#039;est notre arme principale contre les drones. Nous en avons abattu plusieurs. \u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>Lieutenant-g\u00e9n\u00e9ral Derek France<\/strong> \u2014 Commandant des forces a\u00e9riennes am\u00e9ricaines du Centre (s&#039;exprimant lors de la conf\u00e9rence AFA sur l&#039;air, l&#039;espace et le cyberespace, 2025)<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; width: 100%;\"><img data-opt-id=884059047  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 100%; display: block; border-radius: 6px;\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/apkws-guidance-kits-idex-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Mod\u00e8les de kits de guidage APKWS pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s \u00e0 IDEX 2023\" width=\"1024\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/>\r\n<figcaption style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: 6px; font-style: italic;\">Le syst\u00e8me APKWS est expos\u00e9 \u00e0 IDEX. Cette arme est devenue l&#039;une des solutions anti-drones les plus export\u00e9es de l&#039;arsenal occidental. Photo\u00a0: Wikimedia Commons \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Pourquoi l&#039;Arabie saoudite, et pourquoi maintenant ?<\/h2>\r\n<p>La justification du D\u00e9partement d&#039;\u00c9tat utilise le langage habituel, mais le raisonnement op\u00e9rationnel qui la sous-tend est facile \u00e0 comprendre.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f8f9fa; border-left: 4px solid #1565c0; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 18px 0 24px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start;\">\r\n<div><em>\u201c La vente propos\u00e9e renforcera la capacit\u00e9 de l&#039;Arabie saoudite \u00e0 dissuader les menaces actuelles et futures en consolidant sa d\u00e9fense nationale et en am\u00e9liorant l&#039;interop\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 avec les forces am\u00e9ricaines, ainsi qu&#039;avec les autres forces r\u00e9gionales et de l&#039;OTAN. Elle permettra \u00e9galement d&#039;accro\u00eetre la flotte d&#039;a\u00e9ronefs op\u00e9rationnels du pays et d&#039;am\u00e9liorer ses capacit\u00e9s d&#039;autod\u00e9fense air-air et air-sol. \u201d<\/em>\r\n<div style=\"margin-top: 10px; font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"><strong>D\u00e9partement d&#039;\u00c9tat am\u00e9ricain<\/strong> \u2014 Avis de vente militaire \u00e0 l&#039;\u00e9tranger, 15 juillet 2026<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>L&#039;Arabie saoudite subit depuis une d\u00e9cennie des attaques de drones et de missiles de croisi\u00e8re, et la situation r\u00e9gionale s&#039;est fortement d\u00e9t\u00e9rior\u00e9e cette ann\u00e9e. La notification ne pr\u00e9cise pas quel appareil transportera l&#039;arme, mais les analystes s&#039;attendent \u00e0 ce que ce soit l&#039;arm\u00e9e de l&#039;air royale saoudienne. <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/aeronef\/eurofighter-typhoon\/\">Eurofighter Typhoons<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/fr\/aeronef\/f-15-aigle\/\">F-15SA<\/a> \u2014 qui poss\u00e8dent tous deux d\u00e9j\u00e0 les nacelles de ciblage n\u00e9cessaires pour la d\u00e9signation d&#039;une arme \u00e0 guidage laser.<\/p>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top: 22px;\">Le point le plus large<\/h2>\r\n<p>La d\u00e9fense a\u00e9rienne a connu soixante-dix ans de progr\u00e8s constants, tant en termes de performances que de co\u00fbt unitaire. Le drone a invers\u00e9 la tendance\u00a0: d\u2019un c\u00f4t\u00e9, la menace la moins co\u00fbteuse possible, produite en masse, face aux intercepteurs les plus on\u00e9reux.<\/p>\r\n<p>Le syst\u00e8me APKWS est l&#039;exemple le plus flagrant \u00e0 ce jour de la tentative occidentale de renverser la tendance. Prenez une roquette en service depuis la guerre du Vietnam, ajoutez-y vingt mille dollars d&#039;optiques et de surfaces de contr\u00f4le, et vous obtenez une arme capable de d\u00e9truire un drone pour environ un cinquanti\u00e8me du prix d&#039;un AMRAAM.<\/p>\r\n<p>Cela ne r\u00e9sout pas tous les probl\u00e8mes. Il n\u00e9cessite un syst\u00e8me de d\u00e9signation laser, ce qui implique que les conditions m\u00e9t\u00e9orologiques et la visibilit\u00e9 directe sont des facteurs importants, et c&#039;est une arme \u00e0 courte port\u00e9e. Mais face au probl\u00e8me sp\u00e9cifique de l&#039;arriv\u00e9e massive de drones bon march\u00e9, c&#039;est actuellement la meilleure solution disponible \u2013 et l&#039;Arabie saoudite vient d&#039;\u00eatre autoris\u00e9e \u00e0 en acqu\u00e9rir vingt mille.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 24px 0;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IpAvvj0pLc4\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #777; text-align: center; margin-top: -8px; font-style: italic;\">BAE Systems explique le fonctionnement de la section de guidage APKWS et pourquoi elle est compatible avec les lanceurs existants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width: 550px; margin: 0 auto 28px;\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 400px; border: none; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2076922140243497244&amp;theme=light\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-no-lazy=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources\u00a0: D\u00e9partement d\u2019\u00c9tat am\u00e9ricain, The War Zone, FlightGlobal, Defense Daily, Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background: #f0f4ff; border-left: 4px solid #5C91FF; padding: 16px 20px; margin: 32px 0 8px; border-radius: 0 8px 8px 0;\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #333;\">Articles similaires<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/air-defence-interceptor-cost-asymmetry-magazine-depth\/\">L&#039;intercepteur que vous ne pouvez pas vous permettre<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/air-force-battle-lab-counter-drone-options-2026\/\">L&#039;arm\u00e9e de l&#039;air am\u00e9ricaine recherche de nouvelles m\u00e9thodes pour d\u00e9truire les drones.<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 4px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/israel-iron-dome-iron-beam-integrated-test-2026\/\">Iron Dome vient de recevoir un acolyte laser<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un missile AMRAAM co\u00fbte un million de dollars. 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