
The Royal Canadian navy will be getting as many as six modified 25mm Mk 38 machine guns from BAE Systems for its Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS), the company said Aug. 18.The contract was awarded by the vessel’s prime contractor, Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, Canada, and covers the weapon systems, spare parts and technical and field support. The total value of the contract was not disclosed in a BAE news release.BAE will deliver about one gun per year from 2017…