Advanced firepower will continue to play a critical role at sea as Sailors face advanced threats ...
Sailors with USS Stockdale (DDG-106) used the destroyer’s five-inch gun to shoot down a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle, the ...
Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate ...
The following is the Jan. 23, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) Program: Background ...
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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.
The US Navy has contracted BAE Systems to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems, including the overhaul of existing systems, ...
The company will extend the barrel of the Mk 45, strengthen the gun mounts and incorporate a fully digital control system.
The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 five inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment.
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 ...
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