BAE Systems Wins Additional Mk110 Naval Guns Contract for U.S. Navy LCS
09 April 2018 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics to
provide two additional Mk110 Naval Gun Systems for the Independence
variant of the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The
additional guns are part of a follow-on to a current contract,
bringing the total number of Mk110 systems to 15 for the
Independence variant.
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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. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
The fully automatic Mk110 gun system, known internationally as
the Bofors 57Mk3, is the deck gun of choice for the LCS. It is a
multi-mission, medium-caliber shipboard weapon, effective against
air, surface, or ground threats without requiring multiple round
types. The system is capable of firing up to 220 rounds per minute
at a range of more than 9 nautical miles using BAE Systems’
six-mode programmable, pre-fragmented, and proximity-fused (3P)
ammunition.
“BAE Systems’ Mk110 Naval Gun, together with our advanced 3P
programmable multi-purpose ammunition, provides a unique capability
to address multiple air, sea, and land threats,” said Lena
Gillstr�m, general manager of Weapon Systems Sweden at BAE Systems.
“This additional Mk 110 order for the LCS is evidence that this
system is among the best medium-caliber naval guns in the world.
Sailors benefit from its adaptability, robust endurance, and
pointing accuracy, even in high wind waves and swells.”
Deliveries are expected to take place during 2019 and 2020. The
57-millimeter Mk110 is currently in service with the Navy’s LCS and
the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter. Also selected for
the Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutter, the Mk110 has been
proposed for the Navy’s future frigate FFG(X) program. To date, BAE
Systems has 28 Mk110 guns contracted to the Navy and 11 to the
Coast Guard. Worldwide, there are 86 Mk110/57Mk3 naval gun systems
under contract with eight nations.
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