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The AK-130 is a fully automatic dual purpose naval gun system intended for large cruisers and destroyers, and in use by the Russian navy. It was equipped on the on the Sovremenny class destroyer, Slava, and Kirov note1 classes of ships in the Russian navy, of which most ships are still in use. In total, there still are AK-130 gun systems in service on those platforms.

The AK-130 was originally designed by the PO arsenal in 1967 as a single gun. When the required rate of fire of sixty rounds per minute was proved difficult to reach, it was decided on using a dual mount instead. This dual mount used most systems of its precessor.

[1]The lead ship of the Kirov class, Kirov (later renamed Admiral Ushakov, had no AK-130 installation: instead she had two single AK-100 dual purpose 100mm guns. [2] Sovremenny class cruisers, 1 Kirov class cruiser, and Slava class cruisers are still in service in the Russian navy today. 5 Sovremenny class cruisers are in service by the Peoples Liberation Army Navy, China.