STK 40 AGL

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STK 40 AGL
STK 40 AGL mounted on top of a Peacekeeper Protected Response Vehicle during display at AOH 2022 (cropped).jpg
Type Automatic grenade launcher
Place of originSingapore
Service history
In service1991–present
Used bySee Users
WarsAnti-guerrilla operations in the Philippines
Production history
Designer Chartered Industries of Singapore
Designed1986-1989
ManufacturerChartered Industries of Singapore
(now ST Kinetics)
Produced1991–present
Specifications
Mass33 kg (72.75 lb)
Length966 mm (38.0 in) with stock
Barrel  length350 mm (13.8 in)
Width376 mm (14.8 in)

Cartridge 40x53mm grenade
Action Blowback operation
Rate of fire 350-500 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 242 m/s (794 ft/s)
Maximum firing range2,200 m (7,217.8 ft)
Feed systemLinked belt
SightsFolding leaf sight
Light Strike Vehicle MK. II with a STK 40 AGL mounted Light Strike Vehicle MK. II during AOH 2022 300522.jpg
Light Strike Vehicle MK. II with a STK 40 AGL mounted

The STK 40 AGL, formerly the CIS 40 AGL [lower-alpha 1] is a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, developed in the late 1980s and produced by the Singaporean defence firm Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS, now ST Kinetics). The launcher is employed primarily by the Singapore Armed Forces and the police and security forces of several other countries. [1]

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History

On June 19, 2000, STK announced the release of an upgrade kit, known as the 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher Air-Bursting System (40mm AGL-ABS). [2] Upgrades consist of the electronic fire control system, the gun computer, the muzzle programming coil as well as the optical sighting system. [2]

On December 13, 2010, the Kuwait Defense Ministry released a statement that the CIS 40 AGL was offered for the Kuwaiti military. [3]

Design

The STK 40 AGL can be mounted on a M3 tripod, a light weight tripod, a lock/fire mount, softmount, ringmount or on a RWS. [4]

The STK 40 AGL has a Mark II variant, which includes weight reduction of almost 6 kg; a barrel removal system; improved handling, performance, aesthetics and ergonomics. [5] The components, when disassembled, consist of the operating group, barrel, receiver group, top cover group, trigger group. [5]

Users

Notes

  1. Using the Wayback machine on this CIS 40 AGL page indicates that the CIS 40 AGL name was used until early 2017, when it changed to the STK 40 AGL name as seen here.

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