STK 40 AGL

STK 40 AGL
TypeAutomatic grenade launcher
Place of originSingapore
Service history
In service1991–present
Used bySee Users
WarsAnti-guerrilla operations in the Philippines
Production history
DesignerChartered 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)

Cartridge40x53mm grenade
ActionBlowback operation
Rate of fire350-500 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity242 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

The STK 40 AGL, formerly the CIS 40 AGL[a] 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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  1. ^ Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.