USS Stockdale destroyed the Houthi drone during a complex attack on American forces in November.

There’s a lot of high-fives when you shoot something down with a gun, kind of World War II-style.” Since Hamas waged its October 7, 2023, massacre against Israel, Iran’s regional proxy groups have ...

Sailors with USS Stockdale (DDG-106) used the destroyer’s five-inch gun to shoot down a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle, the ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment.

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

Yet the guns hadn’t totally disappeared from the picture. The U.S. Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers are armed with the Mk 45 five-inch 54/62 caliber guns ...

The Navy wants to buy its first next-generation guided missile destroyer by 2032, but first there are there are some details that need to be hammered out for replacing the trusty Arleigh Burke ...