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The Advanced Gun System (AGS) is a naval artillery system developed and produced by BAE Systems Armaments & Services for the Zumwalt-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Designated the 155 mm/62 (6.1-inch) Mark 51 Advanced Gun System (AGS), [1] it was designed to provide long-range naval gunfire support against shore
In 2012 BAE proposed a light-weight version of the AGS for use on the DDG-51 Flight III class that had a simpler mounting. Called the "155mm Advanced Gun System-Lite (AGS-L)," this mounting would have limited ammunition compared to the 5"/62 (12.7 cm) Mark 45 Mod 4 or the standard AGS.
30 maj 2023 · Designed as long-range offshore fire support for a potential U.S. Marines’ amphibious landing, the stealthy Mark 51 155mm/62 (6.1”) AGSs were supposed to be the largest caliber of offshore naval gunfire support aboard a U.S. Navy warship.
3 lis 2021 · US Navy podjęła decyzję o integracji szybujących pocisków hipersonicznych Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike w miejsce 155-mm armat automatycznych AGS na niszczycielach rakietowych typu Zumwalt.
14 maj 2024 · US Navy removes first 155mm AGS from USS Zumwalt at Ingalls Shipbuilding. US Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) has moved one step closer to Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) integration with the removal of one of its Advanced Gun System (AGS) on May 7th. Carter Johnston 14 May 2024.
BAE Systems is setting the pace in naval armament development with the 155-mm Advanced Gun System (AGS) for the U.S. Navy's new DDG 1000 destroyer.
25 kwi 2022 · The U.S. Navy has confirmed that the three stealthy DDG 1000 Zumwalt destroyers’ inactive and never-fired 155mm Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) will be removed for the installation of the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile vertical launch tubes in their places.
