BAE Systems to upgrade US Navy naval main guns to the Mk45 Mod 4
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment.
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment.
The French Navy is advancing its maritime uncrewed systems programmes, developing new capabilities and delivering new systems – the latter including uncrewed surface vessels (USVs).

Naval News asked U.S. Navy’s VADM James Pitts whether the U.S. Navy will have enough vertical launch system cells in the future with the retirement of the cruisers and the guided missile submarines.
The U.S. Navy’s premier hypersonic missile program, SM-6 Block IB, based on the SM-6 Block IA, has a new look, seen for the first time at SNA 2025.
In the January issue of the Turkish Navy’s monthly magazine, it was revealed that a significant investment of 350 million Euros is planned for the Aksaz Naval Base.
The Finnish Navy has announced further details regarding their participation in NATO’s enhanced Vigilance Activity (eVA) in the Baltic Sea.
General Dynamics Mission Systems announced it won a major contract to produce new MK 54 Mod 1 lightweight torpedo kits for the U.S. Navy.
The U.S. Navy looks to the Mk 70 PDS, a containerized VLS, to deliver “offensive capability” to its Freedom and Independence LCS.
The Chinese Navy today commissioned the first Type 054B new generation frigate in Qingdao. The second ship will likely follow soon.
The induction and naming ceremony of four upgraded Island-class coastal patrol vessels into the Hellenic Navy took place at the Salamis Shipyards.