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, ...

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

Over the years, the Vietnam People’s Navy has focused on strengthening its organizational structure and building its forces ...

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The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) is focusing a lot of attention to the claimed Russian seizure of Velyka Novosilka, very ...

The U.S. Navy’s premier anti-submarine (ASW) and anti-surface (ASuW) helicopter, the MH-60R Seahawk, has shot down its first drone, marking a new ...

If you live in the Bay Area — or even just visited — chances are you’ve set foot on a former military base. Most people know ...

On 30th September, BAE Systems received a $23.5 million modification to a $47 million contract awarded at the end of July, bringing the total value to over $70 million. Under the contract, BAE Systems ...

To look at Lt. Alexander R. "Sandy" Nininger when he began his plebe year at the U.S. Military Academy, one might never have ...

The destroyer is the most modern and potent surface combatant in ... PJ-11 Close-in weapon system (CIWS), and a H/PJ-38 130 mm naval gun. At the stern, a helicopter deck and hangar can house ...