The company will extend the barrel of the Mk 45, strengthen the gun mounts and incorporate a fully digital control system.

The 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, to the Mk 45 Mod 4 configuration. This modification, worth $23.5m, ...

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 ... Twenty-five nations, 46 ships and five ...

They did not state as to the type of drone that was struck by the Seahawk, nor the weapon system employed ... for locating the submarine and either Mk 46, Mk 50, or Mk 54 torpedoes to destroy ...

The U.S. Navy rapidly added new C-UAS (Counter-Unmanned Aerial System) capabilities ... The baseline SUW MP includes the Gun Mission Module (GMM) with two MK 46 30 mm guns and one MK 110 57 ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun ... vice president of Weapon Systems at BAE Systems. “Equipped with the latest configuration of the Mk45 gun ...

We continue our commitment to providing the latest naval gun technology, including advanced munitions, to U.S. Sailors and their allies.” – Brent Butcher, vice president of Weapon Systems at BAE ...

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4x 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns. Propulsion: Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts Speed: 24 knots Crew: 82 officers, 882 enlisted Marine Detachment 1,900 plus. Aircraft: 12 CH-46 Sea ...

The defence expenditure as a percentage of GDP and national expenditure has been falling in recent years. Considering the regional and global threat perception and the need to bridge capability gaps, ...