Aerospace Group:

BAE Integrates MK 45 Naval Gun Into First UK Type 26 Frigate

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

SHARE:

BAE Integrates MK 45 Naval Gun Into First UK Type 26 Frigate

Artist impression of the HMS Glasgow, the UK Royal Navy's first Type 26 frigate built by BAE Systems. (Image: UK Royal Navy)

BAE Systems said Monday it has started integrating the Mk 45 naval gun system onto the U.K. Royal Navy’s first City-class Type 26 frigate, the HMS Glasgow (F88). This milestone installation includes both the gun itself and the Ammunition Handling System (AHS), together called the Maritime Indirect Fire Systems (MIFS). This Mk 45 gun system specifically combines the five-inch 62-caliber MK 45 Mod 4A naval gun with the AHS, which automatically reloads the gun. BAE reiterated the Mk 45 can…

Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]

Budget

Trump’s $1.15 Trillion Request For DoD Is The ‘New Normal,” HASC Chairman Says

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The Trump administration’s nearly $1.2 trillion baseline defense budget request for fiscal year 2027 will be adopted and will be the foundation for the “new normal” going forward, […]

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Congress to pass and send a second reconciliation bill to his desk by June 1. The deadline follows congressional Republicans’ backing a pursuit […]