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

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

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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. The modernization of the cannons occurs at a time ...

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) How the US ...

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 a $23.5 million modification to a $47 ...

"But there's a lot of high-fives when you shoot something down with a gun, kind of World War II-style." The MK-45 is a five-inch artillery gun mounted to the deck of a warship. It is one of many ...

American missiles were used to engage most of the enemy targets, but the destroyer was forced to employ the five-inch gun ...