The 57 Mk3 gun is proving to be a successful product
for various customers. In addition to Mexico, the 57 Mk3 is also in
service with Navies and Coast Guards in the United States, Canada, Sweden,
Finland, and Malaysia.
The 57 Mk3 gun can fire four rounds per second and can switch immediately
between ammunition types to deliver seamless targeting of air, land,
and sea-based threats and provide superb survivability and tactical
freedom at all levels of conflict.
Series production begins immediately, with gun deliveries beginning
in 2015 and continuing through 2017. Final assembly will take place
at BAE Systems’ facility in Karlskoga, Sweden.