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BAE Developing Smaller Version of AGS System For Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyers

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Monday, April 11th, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz Program officials at BAE Systems are looking to shrink down the company's naval gun system designed for the Navy's Zumwalt-class destroyer (DDG-1000) and install the smaller version of the weapon system on board the sea service's Arleigh Burke-class warships (DDG-51). The Advanced Gun System-Lite (AGS-Lite) will trim 50 percent of the upper gun weight from original AGS and maintain the same 74 nautical-mile range as its larger counterpart on the DDG-100, while firing the same 155mm round,…

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