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BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns
The company will extend the barrel of the Mk 45, strengthen the gun mounts and incorporate a fully digital control system.
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BAE Systems to upgrade additional Mk 45 Naval Guns for U.S. Navy
Advanced firepower will continue to play a critical role at sea as Sailors face advanced threats ...
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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) ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Most Popular Gun System Is Getting an Upgrade
The gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since.
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The real ‘Viper’: This Top Gun instructor notched a rare combat feat
served as a consultant on the 1986 film "Top Gun," a scene from which is shown here. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) Randall H. Cunningham, the sole U.S. Navy ace pilot of the Vietnam Wa ...
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Naval Service goes to sea without working guns as maritime threats mount
One of the Naval Service’s most modern ships has been ... The ship’s tertiary weapons, six mounted machine guns, remained functional. The LÉ George Bernard Shaw was on patrol last month ...
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Regina's Mark McMorris racks up another X-Games medal to continue most decorated athlete record
Three-time Olympic medalist Mark McMorris stomped his final trick at the 2025 Winter ... The silver for the 31-year-old adds to a large collection — 24 total now. He is the most decorated athlete in ...