The Navy has ordered two 155mm land attack guns from BAE Systems for the last of the three Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) destroyers under construction. The Navy announced the $24-million contract option on Monday that allows BAE to supply the Advanced Guns Systems (AGS) for the DDG-1002, which will be named the USS Lyndon B Johnson. BAE built the massive guns for the first two ships in the class. The AGS is designed to fire the Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP)…
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