The gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since.

The company will extend the barrel of the Mk 45, strengthen the gun mounts and incorporate a fully digital control system.

Sailors with USS Stockdale (DDG-106) used the destroyer’s five-inch gun to shoot down a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle, the ...

Advanced firepower will continue to play a critical role at sea as Sailors face advanced threats ...

Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew’s Vietnam success made him the only Top Gun instructor to put his training to practical ...

I use Birchwood Casey No. 77 Muzzle Magic at the range. The solid-frame 1858 Remington Army and Navy revolvers were among the sturdiest and handsomest of Civil War revolvers and easily (if ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...