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

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

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 ...

The US Navy has contracted BAE Systems to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems, including the overhaul of existing systems, ...

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

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

Service: USN Armament: Standard Missile (SM-2MR); Vertical Launch ASROC missiles; Tomahawk; 6x MK-46 torpedoes; Close In Weapon System; 5-inch Mk45 Gun ... part of the Navy’s Sea Power 21 ...

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 ...