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 ...
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Skyranger – A mobile anti-aircraft system mounted on armored vehicles, designed to counter drone swarms, helicopters, and low ...
Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on US Navy ship defense systems designed to defeat incoming missiles and ...
The United States military’s Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) was employed just a year ago to counter a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile that came within a mile of the United States Navy’s ...
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 weapon has replaced one of Preble's pair of Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) just in front of the bridge. Beyond its high-energy blasting abilities, the weapon is also a "dazzler" to ...