In December 2015, the U.S. Navy revealed they were working on developing a guided 57 mm round for its Mk 110 guns on the Littoral Combat Ship and other Navy and Coast Guard ships. [10] Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract to develop a self-guided 57 mm shell for the Mk 110 in October 2023. [11] [12]

BAE Systems' 57mm Mk110 (internationally known as the Bofors' 57Mk3) provides high survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict. In the littoral scenario the gun must have the capability to engage threats that were impossible to engage with conventional gun systems.

2021年9月20日 · Primary Function: Fully-automatic, naval gun mount. Range: 17,000 meters (9.1 nautical miles) with conventional ammunition. Type Fire: 220 rounds per minute automatic, conventional ammunition....

Flying at speeds close to 1,000 kilometres per hour (620 mph), a jet aircraft flew through the effective range of the Bofors 40 mm gun in too short a time for the gun to fire enough rounds to ensure a hit. Bofors' engineers considered two solutions to the problem.

The 57mm Mk 110 Mod 0 Naval Gun System from BAE Systems is a multi-mission capable mediumcaliber shipboard weapon that has been selected for the U.S. Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter and the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

2020年10月22日 · The Mk 110 on the other hand, can fire 220 rounds per minute at targets nine miles away with an intelligent and highly destructive 6-mode programmable 57-mm Mk 295 munition.

2021年10月30日 · BAE Systems has received a $26 million contract to equip the U.S. Navy’s Constellation class frigates with the fully-automatic 57mm Mk 110 naval gun.

2021年10月28日 · The Mk 110 gun system, known internationally as the Bofors 57 Mk 3, is the deck gun of choice for the Constellation class. It is a multi-mission, medium-caliber shipboard weapon, effective against air, surface, or ground threats without requiring multiple round types.

2022年1月12日 · 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. This latest system is destined for the Coast Guard.

2011年4月18日 · The 57-mm Mk 110 Naval Gun system from BAE Systems is a multi-mission capable medium-caliber shipboard weapon that has been selected for the U.S. Coast Guard's National Security Cutter...