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Navy/USMC

BAE Wins $47 Million For Four More Upgraded Mk 45 Naval Guns

Monday, January 22nd, 2018

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BAE Wins $47 Million For Four More Upgraded Mk 45 Naval Guns

A BAE Mk 45 gun. (Photo: BAE Systems)

The Navy awarded BAE Systems, Inc. A $47 million contract option to deliver four more Mk 45 5-inch naval guns, upgrading existing units, the company said Monday.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 cruisersThis modification increases the total contract value to $177 million for…

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