The HMS Queen Elizabeth has successfully conducted its first-ever test-firing of the Phalanx CIWS, a critical last line of ...

Essentially, the Phalanx is a very sophisticated Gatling gun or cannon. An M61 Vulcan autocannon, to be precise, is equipped with Ku-band radar, sensors, and a computer connected to its prominent ...

The MK-15 Phalanx CIWS provides ships of the U.S. Navy with an inner layer point defense capability against Anti Ship Missiles, aircraft, and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other ...

The Raytheon SeaRAM CIWS takes the proven self contained and compact design of the Phalanx and ditches the 20mm Vulcan cannon for a box launcher packed with 11 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM).

November 10, 2012: The British Royal Navy ordered another five American Phalanx CIWS (Close In Weapons Systems) for their warships. These are mounted on ships to shoot down incoming missiles or hit ...

The Phalanx CIWS is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided weapon system designed as the last line of defence for sea- going vessels against incoming threats. More for You.

Raytheon has been awarded a $159.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense to manufacture, inspect and test Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) for the US Navy, the company announced on 23 ...

A Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) fires during a live fire exercise onboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in 2016. U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Monford ...

The Phalanx CIWS, pronounced “sea-whiz”, was originally developed in the late 1960s as a terminal defense against anti-ship missiles (AShMs). It is essentially a self-targeting Gatling gun.

The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) proposes to order land-based Phalanx close-in weapon systems (CIWS), known as the Centurion C-RAM, to protect key installations in remote areas of Taiwan. Such ...

The Phalanx CIWS, which can fire up to 4,500 rounds per minute, has been protecting ship platforms for decades. CWIS firs a 20 mm Vulcan cannon mounted on a swiveling base.

A Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) fires during a live fire exercise onboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in 2016. U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jesse Monford ...