the Mk 45 5 inch naval gun has now become the Mk 64
The Mk 45 5 inch naval gun has now become the Mk 64.
It had a range of over 10 miles!
Here it is being test fired on dry land.
The MK45 5 inch naval gun   Return to tomahawk

The Mk 45 has become the Mk 64. The standard 5 inch shell has become a competent projectile with an onboard computer.  Full story...

the standard 5 inch shell has become a competent projectile with an onboard computer
The text is rather small and the project very secret.
MK 64 5 inch Navy Projectile
  • External connector
  • Telemetry antenna
  • Power and telemetry
  • Access lid
  • GPS antenna
  • GPS interface
  • Movable canards
  • Guidance, Navigation and Control
  • De-maun?
  • Spinning
  • Competent Munitions Advanced Technology Demonstration
a competent 5 inch shell
This is a 5 inch competent shell.
Further information is available from
http://www.vectorsite.net/twbomb_11.html
if it is not a secret.
Page updated on June 14th 2002and again on September 15th. 2008   Return to tomahawk