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BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns
The U.S. Navy expanded a contract with BAE Systems, awarding the company more money to upgrade and overhaul the service's Mk 45 naval gun systems in an effort to improve their long-range strike ...
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The Arleigh Burke Destroyer’s Mk 45 Cannon Has a New Role: Drone Defense
It likely wouldn’t be accurate to suggest the Mk 45 five-inch gun was a weapon of last resort when it was used to shoot down the Houthi drone. That’s because the vessel had another fall-back ...
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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 ...