The Phalanx CIWS is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided weapon system designed as the last line of defence for sea- going vessels against incoming threats. More for You.

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To put things in perspective the U.S. Navy's Phalanx CIWS gun has only six barrels. The new gun is based on China's older, seven-barreled, Type 730 system capable of firing 5,800 rounds per minute.

A US warship’s destruction of an incoming Houthi missile in the Red Sea this week marks the first use in this conflict of an advanced weapons system dubbed the Navy’s “last line of defense.” ...

The U.S. Navy's answer: the Phalanx CIWS, or close-in weapon system. The Phalanx consists of a M61 Vulcan gatling gun —the same gun used on the F-15C Eagle and F/A-18 Super Hornet—along with a ...

Unlike the CIWS, it uses a twenty-millimeter cannon to shoot down threats close to a ship. SeaRAM fires a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) from an 11-missile battery, Raytheon officials explained.

South Korean officials have revealed further details about the close-in weapon system (CIWS) their country is planning to develop for use on Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) warships. Speaking to ...