United States of America
155 mm/62 (6.1") Advanced Gun System (AGS)
Pictures

Updated 11 November 2012


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AGS Mockup showing the originally planned triangular barrel
Note the bicycles for scale and the ERGM-style projectile on the far right
Picture copyrighted by United Defense



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AGS Mockup
Another view showing conventional and ERGM-style rounds
Picture copyrighted by United Defense


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AGS being fired in September 2009 to test a new coating intended to extend barrel life
Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
U.S. Navy Photograph No. 090916-N-9999K-003



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Composite image showing RCS mounting and ammunition stowage system
Picture copyrighted by United Defense


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AGS Components
MCU = Microcontroller Unit, SAU = Subscriber Access Unit, I/OCU = Input/Output Control Unit
Sketch copyrighted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division


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AGS Magazine Arrangements
Sketch copyrighted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division


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AGS Pallet Details
Sketch copyrighted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division



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Artist's conception of 155 mm AGS
Image copyrighted by BAE Systems



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Size comparison of projectiles and propellant canisters
Picture copyrighted by DD (X) website


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Pictures of prototype LRLAP emerging from gun barrel during tests in July 2005
First image shows the nose as it clears the muzzle, the second show the tail fins being deployed and the third shows the fins fully deployed
US Navy Photograph No. 050802-O-0000X-001 and courtesy of Northrop Grumman Corporation



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Artist's conception of LRLAP
Picture copyrighted by DD (X) National Team



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Details of LRLAP
CCU = Canard Control Unit, GPS/TM = Global Positioning System/Timing Module, SAD = Safety and Arming Device, DIGNU = Deeply Integrated Guidance and Navigation Unit, FIU/RPU = Fuze (?) Interface Unit/Remote Processing Unit
Sketches copyrighted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren


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LRLAP Warhead Design
Images copyrighted by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control


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Course Corrected Fuze
A fuze such as this may be used for the Long Range Ballistic Projectile
Picture copyrighted by United Defense



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Artist’s conception of the DD(X) destroyer design by the Northrop Grumman Corporation Team
The two mountings on the bow are 155 mm AGS while the two on the hanger roof are 57 mm Mark 110
U.S. Navy Graphic 030606-N-0000X-002


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Comparison of AGS with AGS-L
Note that the AGS has Active Barrel cooling while the AGS-L does not
Image copyrighted by BAE Systems


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AGS-L Proposal for DDG-51 Flight III
Image copyrighted by BAE Systems


Page History

14 August 2008 - Benchmark
14 October 2009 - Added pictures of September 2009 test shot and LRLAP Warhead design
11 November 2012 - Added sketches of BAE AGS-L proposal