BAE Systems to Upgrade & Digitize Mk 45 Naval Guns on U.S. Navy Burke-class Destroyers

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a $50 million contract option to upgrade four additional Mk 45 Naval Guns on Guided Missile Destroyes (DDG 51s), converting the guns to a fully-digital Mod 4 configuration. The option, exercised under an initial 2015 award, brings the full value of

the contract to $130 million for a total of 10 modernized gun systems.

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