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Friday, June 22, 2007

Advanced Gun Systems for U.S. Navy's futuristic new destroyers

Free Image Hosting at www.ImageShack.usThe role of the Navy has changed with the U.S. "War on Terror" - it is seldom involved in direct naval battles and much more often relegated to support of invading (liberating?) land and air forces.

Thus, munitions are being designed to suit. BAE Systems' Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) are currently under construction and will redefine the state of the art for naval firepower.

The vertically loaded, pivoting gun towers will launch 155mm standard and guided munitions to a range of approximately 100 miles, with accuracy between 20 and 50 metres and at a rate of up to 12 rounds per minute.

BAE systems have won a US$275 million, 7-year contract to build the AGS units, which will be fitted to the U.S. Navy's futuristic DDG 1000 Zumwalt Class destroyers which will run two AGS units each.

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