BAE Systems to Provide U.S. Navy with Modernized Mk 45 Guns
January 22 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $46.8 million contract
option to deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns. The contract
modification calls for upgrading existing guns to the Mod 4
configuration to increase the firepower and extend the range of the
weapons. This modification to the initial 10-gun contract brings
the full value of the award to $176.8 million for the 14 guns.
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BAE Systems will deliver four additional
Mk 45 Naval Guns under a new $46.8 million contract from the U.S.
Navy. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
The Mk 45 is the lightest, most compact, 5-inch fully automatic
naval gun in the world and is the most widely deployed, to the U.S.
Navy and other allied navies. Updates to the Mod 4 configuration
include a structurally strengthened gun mount and more advanced
electronics. With its stronger mount, the gun can achieve 50
percent higher firing energy, allowing munitions or projectiles to
travel faster and farther. Its new fully digitized control system
also provides significantly greater computing power and features a
touch-screen user interface.
“The Mk 45 is the industry standard for large caliber naval
guns, and the Mod 4 updates make the system easier to integrate
onto the ship and more adaptable to advanced munitions,” said
Joseph Senftle, vice president and general manager of Weapon
Systems at BAE Systems. “As the world leader in developing and
manufacturing maritime guns, we are committed to producing reliable
and affordable technology that meets the warfighter’s needs today
and well into the future.”
The upgraded Mk 45 guns are expected to remain in service for
decades to come. The cost-effective Mod 4 conversion helps increase
their adaptability for advanced munitions that are under
development and are considered an essential component of future
surface warfare.
Work on the Mk 45 Mod 4 conversions will be performed at the BAE
Systems’ facility in Louisville, Kentucky, with support from the
company’s supplier base, and is expected to be complete by
2021.
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