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BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns
The company will extend the barrel of the Mk 45, strengthen the gun mounts and incorporate a fully digital control system.
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BAE Systems wins US Navy contract for Mk 45 naval gun upgrades
The US Navy has contracted BAE Systems to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems, including the overhaul of existing systems, to the Mk 45 Mod 4 configuration. This modification, worth $23.5m, ...
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The Navy’s Next-Gen Destroyer Is Missing Something Important: A Gun
Yet the guns hadn’t totally disappeared from the picture. The U.S. Navy’s ... was the Mk 45 gun, but it was not the only notable change. The warship retained its Mk 41 VLS modules, which ...
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The Arleigh Burke Destroyer’s Mk 45 Cannon Has a New Role: Drone Defense
Anyone who might have questioned why the U.S. Navy continues to arm the warships ... It likely wouldn’t be accurate to suggest the Mk 45 five-inch gun was a weapon of last resort when it was ...
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BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns
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) The U.S. Navy ...