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

The gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since. With the final retirement of the United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleships in ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — BAE Systems was awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Australia to upgrade existing Mk 45 Mod 2 naval gun systems on Anzac class frigates with a Common ...

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 ...