Watch American Rifleman staff on the range this week with a Davidson's Exclusive Ruger Mk IV 22/45 Lite topped with a Riton Optics micro red-dot sight.

The upgrade modifies existing Mk 45 systems to eliminate obsolescence issues and extend the life of the gun system.

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

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

BAE Systems has received a contract to deliver multiple shipsets of the Mk 45 Medium Caliber Gun and automated Ammunition Handling System (AHS) for the Royal Australian Navy's new Hunter class ...

BAE Systems (LON:BA) has begun integrating the Mk 45 naval gun system onto HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates being constructed for the U.K. Royal Navy. This is the first ...

The SIG Sauer P226, a 9mm DA/SA pistol, became the trusted sidearm of US Navy SEALs (as the Mk.25) for over thirty years after they experienced issues with the Army-adopted Beretta M9 in the late ...

The Browning MK 3 DBM shares many of the qualities of the original sporting BARs and the BAR MKIIs but was given a more tactical look.

The Mk 45 gun system will equip the Royal Australian Navy with a common, adaptable gun system that can easily integrate advanced munitions to provide the firepower required to meet the Hunter ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON:BA) has begun integrating the Mk 45 naval gun system onto HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates being constructed for ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BAE Systems (LON:BA) has begun integrating the Mk 45 naval gun system onto HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates being constructed for ...

--BAE Systems has begun integrating the Mk 45 naval gun system onto HMS Glasgow, the first of eight Type 26 frigates being constructed for the U.K. Royal Navy. "Integrating the Mk 45 AHS onto HMS ...