The company will extend the barrel of the Mk 45, strengthen the gun mounts and incorporate a fully digital control system.
American missiles were used to engage most of the enemy targets, but the destroyer was forced to employ the five-inch gun ...
The gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since.
BAE Systems was awarded a contract for the US Navy, worth over US$70 million, to upgrade the fleet’s Mk 45 5-inch Gun systems and ancillary equipment. The modernization of the cannons occurs at a time ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment. On Sept. 30, BAE Systems received a $23.5 million modification to a $47 ...
MK 45 mod 4 naval gun. BAE Systems picture. The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment. On Sept. 30, BAE Systems received ...
America's military services are not exactly known for frugal procurement, but the problems ballooned when the Navy set out to ...
USS Stockdale destroyed the Houthi drone during a complex attack on American forces in November.