Sailors with USS Stockdale (DDG-106) used the destroyer’s five-inch gun to shoot down a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle, the ...
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BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 gunsThe company will extend the barrel of the Mk 45, strengthen the gun mounts and incorporate a fully digital control system.
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The U.S. Navy’s Most Popular Gun System Is Getting an UpgradeThe gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since.
Advanced firepower will continue to play a critical role at sea as Sailors face advanced threats ...
The US Navy has contracted BAE Systems to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems, including the overhaul of existing systems, ...
On 30th September, BAE Systems received a $23.5 million modification to a $47 million contract awarded at the end of July, bringing the total value to over $70 million. Under the contract, BAE Systems ...
The destroyer Rafael Peralta fires its Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea in January 2023. (MC1 Greg Johnson/U.S. Navy) ...
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