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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Watch the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) in action aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, demonstrating its rapid-fire capability ...