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The US Navy’s Phalanx CIWS Anti-Air System Is Getting a $200 Million Upgrade

The Phalanx CIWS has been in service with the Navy since the 1970s, and has received significant technological upgrades since ...
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A Houthi missile was just seconds from hitting a US warship. The Navy used its ‘last line of defense’

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 – and therefore seconds from impact. The ...
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Robot guns to guard US warships with 4,500-round-per-minute firepower

The MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, known across the fleet as “CIWS” or “sea-whiz,” is a self-contained, rapid-fire gun platform designed to defend warships from incoming missiles and aircraft.

U.S. warships nearing Venezuela pack quite a punch. Here is what they can do

Three U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are expected to take positions off the coast of Venezuela this week, forming the centerpiece of a new operation ordered by President Donald Trump to combat ...