(MC1 Greg Johnson/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy expanded a contract with BAE Systems, awarding the company more money to upgrade and overhaul the service’s Mk 45 naval gun systems in an effort to ...

(MC1 Greg Johnson/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy expanded a contract with BAE Systems, awarding the company more money to upgrade and overhaul the service’s Mk 45 naval gun systems in an effort to improve ...

It likely wouldn’t be accurate to suggest the Mk 45 five-inch gun was a weapon of last resort when it was used to shoot down the Houthi drone. That’s because the vessel had another fall-back ...

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

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

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) ...

The ex-gang leader charged with killing hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur is facing new battery charges for a caught-on-camera prison brawl with a fellow inmate. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 61 ...

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 ...

Duane Davis was charged with battery by prisoner. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the only man ever arrested in the murder of Tupac Shakur, faces a new charge for allegedly fighting with another inmate ...