(MC1 Greg Johnson/U.S. Navy) 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 ...

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 ...

The objective is to upgrade the systems from Mk 45 Mod 2 to Mk 45 Mod 4 Guns.” The upgrade will increase the muzzle energy of the gun by “strengthening structural components, modifying other control ...

The gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since.

Advanced firepower will continue to play a critical role at sea as Sailors face advanced threats ...

Adrien Brody co-starred with Tupac Shakur in 1996's 'Bullet,' also starring Mickey Rourke and Frank Senger Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via ...

Keefe D, a central figure in one of hip-hop’s most infamous cases, is facing mounting legal troubles as his trial for the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur looms closer. Charged with the rapper’s ...

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 ...

Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ attempt to have his murder charge for Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing dismissed was denied. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our ...