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

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

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 ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment.

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

Yet the guns hadn't totally disappeared from the picture. The U.S. Navy's newest Arleigh Burke class of guided-missile destroyers are armed with the Mk 45 five-inch 54/62 caliber guns ...

featured a 5-inch Mark 45 Mod 4 on the bow of the ship, but there are signs that the Navy has been rethinking that configuration. As spotted by Naval News, the gun has been removed in a new DDG(X ...

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 U.S. Navy ...