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, ...

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

The US Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 five inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment.

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

Yet, many of the Arleigh Burkes and Ticonderogas are still fitted with the Mk 45 Mod 2 version that dates back to the Reagan era. BAE Systems announced on Monday that the U.S. Navy had awarded ...

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) ...

BAE Systems won a U.K. government contract worth $355.8 million to upgrade the threat detection systems on Royal Navy ...

BAE Systems BA-4.44%decrease ... group will enhance combat management systems on 20 Royal Navy vessels, including Type 23 and Type 26 frigates, Type 45 destroyers, and Queen Elizabeth Class ...