The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) was deployed by Navy destroyer the USS Gravely Tuesday night against what US officials said was a cruise missile that got as near as 1 mile to the ship ...

In military history, a phalanx was the term for a tightly ... and that very concept is at the heart of the CIWS, or Close-In Weapon System, too. The Navy's most formidable ships, such as aircraft ...

The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System is the final shield between a warship and an incoming missile. Built around the legendary M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, it fires tungsten or depleted uranium armor ...

References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U ...

The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System springs into action as it intercepts incoming threats during a tense Houthi missile and drone assault. This video captures the raw intensity of naval defense in ...

like amused villains. There's a reason why. Seen in the video is an MK-15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), fondly known as "sea-wiz," deployed on what seems to be the U.S. Navy's Harpers ...

Fortunately, the warship’s Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) was able to destroy the missile in flight. It was a close call, but it was also a far more cost-effective means of destroying the ...

The military MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System tracked the aircraft with its powerful six-barrel 20mm cannon as crew members shouted 'no, no, no' as if it was a misbehaving dog. It followed ...

An RTX (NYSE: RTX) business will upgrade the U.S. Navy’s MK 15 Close-In Weapon Systems ... as the contracting activity. The MK 15 Phalanx is a weapon system designed for autonomously searching ...