Advanced Gun System

GPS-guided, precision-rocket-based 155mm cannon

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has teamed with United Defense to design, develop, and produce gun, magazine, munitions, and testing components for the Advanced Gun System. The AGS is a fully automated, 155mm gun system currently under development for the U.S. Navy's next-generation destroyer, the DD(X).

Specifications

Primary mission Precision littoral and deep inland attack
Gun type 62-caliber
Projectile
Range 100 nautical miles
Weight 260 pounds
Length 88 inches
Payload HE
Ammunition Handling and storage Two below-deck, fully automated magazines with a storage capacity of 600 rounds.
Drives All electric

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