Thales, Nexter to Equip French Navy Ships with RAPIDFire Gun System
French defence procurement agency, DGA has selected the RAPIDFire gun system developed by a consortium formed by Thales and Nexter
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BAE Systems Receives $33.7M from U.S. Navy for Two Upgraded MK 45 Mod 4 Gun Mounts
BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P. is being awarded a $33.67 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy for two
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BAE Systems Awarded Naval Guns Contract for Royal Navy Type 31 Frigate Program
BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the UK Royal Navy’s
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Leonardo Signs Agreement to Support 76/62 Super Rapid Gun Mounts on Royal Danish Navy Ships
Leonardo has signed a twenty-year framework agreement to provide logistics support for seventeen 76/62 Super Rapid Gun Mounts installed on
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U.S. Navy Stealth Destroyer USS Zumwalt Completes First Large Caliber Weapons Firing Event
The U.S. Navy’s first-in-class stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) successfully executed a “structural test fire” of the Mark 46
Read more U.S. State Dept. Approves Sale of MK 45 MOD 4 Naval Gun System to India
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of up to 13 MK 45 MOD 4 5 inch/62 caliber
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BAE Systems to Supply 57mm Naval Guns for German Federal Police’s Three New 86m Offshore Patrol Vessels
BAE Systems has been selected by the vessel contractor to provide the German federal police force, Bundespolizei, with three 57mm
Read more Indonesian Navy Selects BAE Systems’ Bofors 57 Mk3 Naval Gun system for Its KCR-60 Fast-Attack Vessel Program
The Indonesian Navy has selected BAE Systems’ Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun system for its KCR-60 fast-attack vessel program. The
Read more U.S. Navy Awards BAE Systems $70M Contract for Upgraded Mk 45 Gun Systems
BAE Systems will deliver five Mk 45 naval gun systems to the U.S. Navy under a recently issued $70.6 million
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Raytheon Tests Rocket Motor for DARPA’s MAD-FIRES Interceptor
Raytheon successfully tested a hot fire rocket motor for DARPA’s Multi-Azimuth Defense Fast Intercept Round Engagement System, or MAD-FIRES. The
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Raytheon, U.S. Navy Complete New Round of Successful Excalibur N5 Munition Test Firings
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Navy completed a new round of successful Excalibur N5 munition test firings. The precision-guided projectiles
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