The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop guided 57-millimeter cannon shells. The shells would equip guns on the Independence-class littoral combat ships and the new ...

U.S. soldiers and Marines have fired Raytheon’s Excalibur guided artillery shell more than 1,000 times in land combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems is vying to ...

Summary and Key Points: During the Korean War, the U.S. Navy outfitted Iowa-class battleships with nuclear capabilities through Operation Katie, enabling them to fire Mark 23 “Katie” nuclear shells.

As the age of the smart weapon continues, Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US Navy contract to develop a new self-guided 57-mm artillery shell for the Navy's Mk110 Naval Gun Mount medium-sized gun ...

Key Points from this Article: By the end of World War II, advancements in military technology rendered traditional battleship guns less decisive. In response, the U.S. Navy explored arming its ...