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

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

America's military services are not exactly known for frugal procurement, but the problems ballooned when the Navy set out to ...

USS Stockdale destroyed the Houthi drone during a complex attack on American forces in November.

A US Navy destroyer used its deck gun to shoot down a Houthi drone ... "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 ...

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

The USS Preble is the first U.S. Navy vessel equipped with HELIOS, a 60-kilowatt-class directed energy laser weapon developed ...