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Navy And BAE Test Vulcano Precision-Guided Navy Munition

Monday, May 20th, 2019

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Navy And BAE Test Vulcano Precision-Guided Navy Munition

The 127mm naval gun round variant of the Vulcano gun-launched munition. Image: Leonardo.

Last summer the Navy and BAE Systems conducted a set of tests demonstrating the company’s 5-inch Vulcano precision-guided munition (PGM) fired from the Mk 45 naval gun, the company said. John Perri, BAE business development director for weapon systems, told Defense Daily on Monday that tests occurred in late August 2018 at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., demonstrating Vulcano’s compatibility with the Mk 45. He noted that is the most widely deployed large caliber naval gun system internationally. BAE builds the Mk 45…

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