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BAE Systems is the premiere advanced weapons provider to the U.S. Navy and allied navies around the world. Our product offerings cover ship self-defense, distributed lethality, and launching systems.

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    Mk 38 Mod 3 Machine Gun System (MGS)

    Setting the standard for shipboard defense against small, fast, and agile surface threats.

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  • Low weight & compact 40Mk4 gun system, with its high rate of fire & capability to switch between optimized ammunition types, provides high survivability & tactical freedom at all levels of conflict.

    Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Gun

    Today’s naval assets need to swiftly adapt to an unprecedented range of roles and scenarios. When survival hangs on a matter of seconds, they must be equipped with agile, flexible weapon systems that enable a...

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  • 57Mk3 Naval Gun

    57mm Naval Gun System

    BAE Systems' 57mm Mk110 (internationally known as the Bofors' 57Mk3) provides high survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict.

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  • 57Mk3 Naval BAE Systems’ new 2P ammunition was developed based on its proven 3P ammunition, pictured here.

    FUZE 3P Ammunition

    Engaging different targets traditionally requires switching between different types of ammunition. The time this takes, and the burden it creates, can make the difference between mission failure and success. Not...

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  • Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun profile

    Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun

    We are honored to lead the way in the development of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun Innovative Naval Prototype.

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  • Hypervelocity Projectile base model

    Hypervelocity Projectile

    The Hypervelocity Projectile (HVP) is a next-generation, common, low drag, guided projectile capable of executing multiple missions for a number of gun systems.

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  • MK 45 Naval Gun

    Mk 45 Mod 4 Naval Gun System

    The 5-inch (127-mm) 62-caliber Mk 45 Mod 4 Naval Gun system is in U.S. Navy service today, and is ready to significantly enhance Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) and overall mission performance.

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18 May 2021

BAE Systems wins $164 Million U.S. Navy design...

BAE Systems, Inc. has won a U.S. Navy competition to serve as the design agent for the mechanical portion of the Mk 41 Vertical Launch...

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The Mk 41 VLS is capable of launching a broad range of missiles, including the Standard Missile SM-2, -3, and -6 variants; the Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile; the NATO Seasparrow and Evolved Seasparrow; and the VL Anti-Submarine Rocket. (U.S. Navy)
4 May 2021

BAE Systems awarded $76 million contract for...

BAE Systems has been awarded a $76 million contract modification to produce additional Vertical Launch System (VLS) canisters for the U.S....

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Vertical launch system missile canisters are loaded onto the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach. (U.S. Navy photo)
23 Mar 2021

BAE Systems contracted for long-range lethality...

The Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) / Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), with support from the U.S. Army, has awarded BAE Systems a...

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The HVP is a next-generation, adaptable, low-drag guided projectile capable of executing multiple missions for a number of gun systems, such as the naval 5-inch gun and land-based 155mm howitzers.
10 Feb 2021

BAE Systems naval guns selected for Belgian and...

BAE Systems has been selected to supply 12 Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the Mine Counter Measures...

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40 Mk4 naval gun firing aboard a Navy of Finland ship while out in the ocean. The Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun is the latest generation in the 40mm family and is used by many navies and coastguards around the world. Navy of Finland photo.
1 Oct 2020

BAE Systems awarded naval guns contract for U.K.’...

BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 and Bofors 57 Mk3 naval guns for the U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Type 31 general purpose...

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The Type 31 contract includes five Bofors 57 Mk3 and 10 Bofors 40 Mk4 guns for the Royal Navy’s fleet of five ships.
11 Jun 2020

BAE Systems to produce more Vertical Launching...

New five-year VLS contract has a total lifetime maximum value of $955 million

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VLS canisters serve in a multifaceted role as containers for missile shipping and storage as well as launch tubes. (Photo credit: U.S. Navy)
3 Sep 2019

Germany to equip new coastal patrol vessels with...

BAE Systems has been selected by the vessel contractor to provide the German federal police force, Bundespolizei, with three 57mm naval...

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57Mk3 Naval Gun
20 Aug 2019

BAE Systems 57mm gun systems selected for...

The Indonesian Navy has selected BAE Systems’ Bofors 57 Mk3 naval gun system for the country’s KCR-60 fast-attack vessel program.

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57Mk3 Naval Gun firing
25 Jul 2019

U.S. Navy using BAE Systems payload tubes to...

BAE Systems has received a follow-on contract to produce 28 more payload tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack...

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BAE Systems has received a follow-on contract to produce 28 more payload tubes for the U.S. Navy’s Block V Virginia-class attack submarines. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat/Released)
22 Jul 2019

U.S. Navy awards BAE Systems $70 million contract...

BAE Systems will deliver five Mk 45 naval gun systems to the U.S. Navy under a recently issued $70.6 million contract to upgrade existing...

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The Mk 45 Mod 4 provides NSFS range of more than 20 nautical miles (36 km) with the Navy's new 5-inch Cargo projectile and an improved propelling charge.
9 Apr 2018

Additional Mk110 Naval Guns set to board U.S. Nav...

The fully automatic Mk110 gun system, known internationally as the Bofors 57Mk3, is the deck gun of choice for the LCS.

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BAE Systems will provide two additional Mk110 Naval Gun Systems for the Independence variant of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship under a new contract from General Dynamics. (U.S. Navy photo)
30 Jan 2018

BAE Systems awarded 40 Mk4 Naval Gun contract for...

BAE Systems will produce and deliver Bofors 40 Mk4 Naval Guns for the Finnish Navy and its Hamina Class Squadron 2000 fast attack craft,...

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40 Mk4 Naval Gun
22 Jan 2018

BAE Systems to provide U.S. Navy with modernized...

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $46.8 million contract option to deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns.

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BAE Systems will deliver four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns under a new $46.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy image)
28 Jun 2017

BAE Systems and Leonardo to collaborate on new...

BAE Systems and Leonardo have announced an initiative to pursue collaborations on new precision-guided solutions that will offer U.S. and...

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BAE Systems and Leonardo anticipate offering new adaptations of Leonardo’s Vulcano, a family of gun-launched munitions that exceed the performance of currently available precision-guided projectiles.

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