155-mm Advanced Gun System (AGS)

BAE Systems and its subcontractor Lockheed Martin are working to transform Navy land attack capabilities with the 155-mm Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) and the Advanced Gun system (AGS) for the DDG 1000. 

The LRLAP has been designed to support U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary forces far inland with highly accurate, all weather, high explosive rounds. Drawing from a fully-automated handling and storage system holding a total of 600 rounds in two magazines, each AGS gun will be capable of firing up to 10 rounds per minute. Precision fires and flexible response will also provide the support for asymmetric warfare.

With DDG 1000 as part of a naval task force, AGS will launch LRLAP from over the horizon to prepare and shape the battlefield. The LRLAPS' GPS aided Inertial Navigation System allows for precision accuracy and minimal collateral damage.

LRLAP continues to demonstrate success in its development. The BAE Systems' LRLAP team successfully completed its Engineering Development Phase and entered Systems Design and Demonstration in 2006. In 2009, following a series of successful component level design reviews and full scale rocket motor ballistic tests, the company will embark on a new round of guided flights using tactical components. Current results of the LRLAP Tactical Baseline Design tests are establishing confidence in meeting challenging performance and reliability goals, and in addressing requirements directly related to LRLAP fielding. These tests then lead to a LRLAP and Propelling Charge Critical Design Review (CDR) in 2010. Following successful completion of the CDR BAE Systems will initiate a final series of guided flight tests to demonstrate full compliance with all LRLAP requirements including accuracy, range, lethality and reliability in a variety of environmental conditions. Their successful completion will qualify the LRLAP for Developmental Test/Operational Test (DT/OT) and give the Navy a fully qualified LRLAP and Propelling Charge to support ship level Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in FY15. 

Click here to watch the AGS video.

Click here to watch a test fire.

Click here to watch video of LRLAP.