The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems over $70 million to upgrade Mk 45 5-inch naval gun systems and ancillary equipment.

The gun was first deployed in 1971 as the Mk 45 Mod 0, and has been updated in the more than five decades since.

Carrickfergus maritime history enthusiast Christopher Kenny hopes to bring the historic ship Result back to the town where ...

Apollo 14, the third U.S. mission to land on the moon, blasted off using a Saturn V rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

firing 608 5-inch shells in an hour while its 40mm and 20mm antiaircraft guns pelted targets of opportunity, including heavy ...

31 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1917, Germany announces it will wage unrestricted submarine warfare against all ships ... was executed by firing squad for desertion. His was the first ...

The “ Homeless Battleship ” may be close to finding a permanent long-term berth. This week, it was reported that officials in Galveston, Texas, are floating a plan to see the former USS Texas ...

While walking around your ship, you can also man a deck-mounted machine gun or run around firing rocket launchers at enemy ships (never change ... returning from the main games to ground it.