The Phalanx CIWS is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided weapon system designed as the last line of defence for ...

Key Points – The USS Long Beach (CGN-9), commissioned in 1961, was the US Navy’s first nuclear-powered surface warship and ...

Meanwhile, the 20mm Oerlikon still arms some naval units, nominally as a last-recourse anti-air weapon (somewhat akin to the Phalanx CIWS, albeit with nowhere near the impressive buzzsaw-like rate ...

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A M983A4 Light Equipment Transport’s (LET) towing a Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) is loaded onto a C-17. The LPWS is an integral part of 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 serves as a last line of defense, and can rain 20mm shells on unknown aircrafts, ... The MK-15 Phalanx CIWS is programmed to track objects flying through the air using a simple radar system.

And while the U.S. Navy’s 20mm Phalanx rounds rely on impact, the 30mm Russian versions are explosive fragmentation rounds and in theory have a larger kill radius.

Mounted weapons on the light carrier include the Phalanx 20mm close-in weapon systems (CIWS), Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM), Aselsan 25mm STOP remote weapon stations, and an Aselan Hizir torpedo ...

The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 1 December that the South Korean government had requested to buy two Phalanx Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) systems along with 4,000 20 mm ...

For self defense she will be equipped with Phalanx 20mm close in weapon systems (CIWS) and RAM surface to air missiles. She will also mount the indigenous Aselsan 25mm STOP remote weapon station.

$330 (CAD) million contract will help protect ships and sailors for years to comeCALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Canada L ...

Like the Joint Support Ship, Asterix is capable of being fitted with a range of active and passive self-defense systems, including three Raytheon Phalanx 20mm Close-In Weapon Systems.