Federal Service

for Military-Technical Cooperation

GT Armament and Equipment
AGS-30 (6S9 Index)30-mm Automatic Grenade Launcher System

The small grenade launcher system weight and large ammunition ensure extraordinary weapon flexibility specified by:
  • high fire performance;
  • high single- and area-target firing efficiency;
  • capability to immediately start firing from the unorganized position both the visible and non-visible behind the vertical obstacle targets, in addition, up to 70° high-angle firing efficiency may be compared with mortar firing.
  • capability to reduce the operating crew to two persons;
 

PURPOSE AND MAIN TASKS

AGS-30 30-mm automatic grenade launcher system is designed for fire support of the infantry, air-borne and special-purpose army units.

 

It ensures hitting the uncovered fighters, inclusive of the fighters in the ditches, trenches and on the back slopes with fragmentation ammunition, non-armored military vehicles with low-angle and high angle fire. 

 

Small system dimensions ensure fire position concealment, capability to quickly change and view the firing from the embrasures.

 

Capability of grenade launcher transportation with the mount both in the travel and fire position by one person is ensured for the first time for such weapon class.

 

It may be installed as part of the remotely controlled unit on different weapons.

 

It is light, compact, mobile, efficient weapon.