Despite the Advanced Gun System missteps, there are signs big guns could be making a comeback. The Navy is currently testing two electromagnetic railguns, one built by BAE Systems and another by General Atomics.

2023年5月30日 · The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has disclosed to Naval News the initial fate of the Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers’ Mark 51 155mm/62 (6.1”) Advanced Gun Systems (AGS) that will be removed for the installation of 12 Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile launch tubes.

2017年7月11日 · The Navy is seeking longer-range precision weapons for its deck-mounted “5-inch” guns to better destroy enemy targets, defend maritime forces on the move in combat and support amphibious ...

2024年8月11日 · EXPERT Q&A — The U.S. began moving additional military assets to the Middle East in anticipation of a direct attack on Israel after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran nearly two weeks ago.

2022年12月7日 · The United States Navy’s final battleships – the Iowa-class – were armed with smaller, yet, still highly capable main guns that saw use during the Second World War and well beyond. The last of those guns were fired in anger during the 1991 Gulf War in Iraq. Meet the 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 Gun

The ability to project force ashore is crucial. From War of 1812 gunboats, to Civil War ironclads, to World War II patrol boats, to the Vietnam war riverine units, to today’s patrol coastal ships, the U.S. Navy has a long history of using guns to fight and win in the littorals.

2021年5月25日 · Big guns have their own unique challenges. They must contain the enormous pressures due to a large and heavy projectile being fired. They also present significant logistical burdens on the owners as heavy masses of steel need to …

2016年11月10日 · Over the past 20 years, the Navy has had plenty of opportunities to choose missiles or guns, full-caliber or sub-caliber, and Burkes or Zumwalts. Each time, the decision has foundered on technical challenges or budget problems. As important as fire support may be to troops ashore, it’s high time for the Navy to pursue more than one path.

2023年9月28日 · From about 1900 onwards, the guns on big warships were capable of firing a shell significantly beyond the range that a person aiming the gun through a gunsight could reliably hit anything. Various advances in technology were applied as they were invented, to allow guns to be fired accurately, up to and including drone aircraft.

2019年3月10日 · That round, for the 127-millimeter Mk. 45 gun on all Navy cruisers and destroyers and the 155-millimeter gun on the Zumwalt destroyers, will have a range of exceeding a hundred miles.