BAE Systems delivers 50th Mk 110 naval gun to US naval forces

News, US January 14, 2022 , by IRIA No Comments

British multinational defense firm BAE Systems delivered the 50th Mk 110 naval gun to U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard to support naval operations.

According to the company’s official release, the BAE Systems’ team at the Louisville, Kentucky facility has been working hard to finish the project on time. “The team has been hard at work as the world’s leading provider of maritime gun systems to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and allied nations,” BAE Systems release read.

Vice President of the Weapon Systems product line at BAE Systems, Brent Butcher said, “Delivering our 50th Mk 110 to our U.S. customers is an extremely significant milestone, especially for our team in Louisville, who have worked diligently since 2008 to provide these naval guns to our Sailors and Guardsmen.”

“The number of 57mm gun systems on order around the world continues to grow. This is a reliable, highly accurate naval gun that consistently meets quality requirements and capability needs – and Sailors across eight nations are benefiting from its effectiveness,” Butcher added.

BAE Systems is under contract to deliver a total of 58 Mk 110 systems for several U.S. ship classes – both variants of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program, the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter and Offshore Patrol Cutter. The 57mm gun has also been selected for the Navy’s Constellation class (FFG 62) frigate program.

BAE Systems’ 57mm Mk110, also known as the Bofors’ 57Mk3, can engage threats with extreme flexibility and provide high survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict. It is a versatile, multi-mission gun with an effective range in excess of 9 nautical miles. Paired with BAE Systems’ formidable six-mode programmable, pre-fragmented, and proximity-fused (3P) ammunition, the combination can effectively neutralize air, surface, or shore-based threats, including swarm boats and unmanned aerial systems.

BAE Systems describes the naval gun as the system favored by the U.S. Navy’s LCS ships, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter and offshore patrol cutter classes of vessels.

“With the ability to fire up to 220 rounds per minute, the 57mm Mk 110 naval gun has become the medium-caliber deck gun of choice for the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard,” according to the BAE Systems release.

The BAE Systems facility in Louisville is responsible for manufacturing overhauling, repairing, and offering sustainment support of medium and major caliber gun systems such as the Mk 110 for the U.S. and allied navies. The facility also manufactures several other key guns for the U.S. Navy including, the 5-inch Mk 45, which serves as the main gun deployed on all Arleigh Burke-class (DDG51) destroyers and Ticonderoga-class (CG 47) cruisers.