The Navy awarded Britain’s BAE Systems A $47 million contract option to deliver four more Mk 45 5-inch naval guns, upgrading existing units, the company said Jan. 22.This is a modification to an initial 10-gun contract that will now upgrade four existing Mk 45 guns to the Mod 4 configuration, which will increase their range and firepower.Mk 45s are installed aboard Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 guided-missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class CG-47 guided-missile cruisers.This modification increases the total contract value to $177 million for 14 total guns.BAE…
BAE Wins $47 Million For Four More Upgraded Mk 45 Naval Guns
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Rich Abott
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