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The U.S. Navy’s Most Popular Gun System Is Getting an Upgrade
With the final retirement of the United States Navy's Iowa-class battleships in the 1990s, the days of warships armed with massive 16-inch cannons are long a thing of the past. While “guns ...
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Army will field its long-range hypersonic weapon by end of fiscal year
(Spc. Karleshia Gater/Army) Following a lengthy delay as the U.S. Army and Navy struggled to test the round, the Army will field its long-range hypersonic weapon to the first unit by the end of ...
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BAE awarded $70 million Navy contract to overhaul Mk 45 guns
The U.S. Navy expanded a contract with BAE Systems, awarding the company more money to upgrade and overhaul the service's Mk 45 naval gun systems in an effort to improve their long-range strike ...