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BAE Systems Receives $80 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Two Advanced Gun Systems (AGS).
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| BAE Systems Receives $80 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Two Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) | |||
BAE Systems has received an $80.3 million modification contract award
from the U.S. Navy to deliver two Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) for the
latest in the Zumwalt
class destroyer fleet, the DDG 1002. This contract marks the third destroyer to receive AGS applications and brings the total funding of the initial contract for this ship, first awarded in October 2011, to $149 million. |
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 BAE Systems AGS, the future DDG 1000 Zumwalt class main gun, during land based trials (picture: BAE Systems) |
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“This contract demonstrates the progress made
on the DDG 1000 program with the integration of AGS technology onto
now a third DDG 1000 destroyer,” said Dave Johnson, director of
the DDG 1000 program for BAE Systems. “The AGS is critical in
supporting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ expeditionary and joint
operations against a wide range of littoral and deep inland targets.”
The AGS is a 155mm, vertically loaded gun mount that is capable of storing, programming and firing the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP). It is a fully automated weapon system that can fire 10 rounds per minute with ranges greater than 60 nautical miles. The AGS rounds are drawn from a fully-automated, below-deck weapon handling and storage system holding up to 300 rounds. By eliminating the need for personnel in the magazine, the AGS design supports the U.S. Navy's goals to significantly reduce overall crew requirements and increase crew safety. To date, BAE Systems has designed, built and integrated four AGS for the first two DDG 1000 destroyers in the Zumwalt class fleet. Work under this contract will be performed at BAE Systems’ Louisville, Kentucky and Cordova, Alabama facilities, and is expected to be completed by January 2018. |