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The Phalanx CIWS - The US Navy's deadly R2D2
The Phalanx CIWS is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided weapon system designed as the last line of defence for ...
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Phalanx CIWS deployed on a Houthi missile just seconds from hitting a US warship - CNN
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.” ...
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Phalanx Weapon System in Action Onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
Watch the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) in action aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, demonstrating its rapid-fire capability to defend the Royal Navy’s flagship from airborne and surface threats.
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Wrist Bones: Anatomy, Function, and Injuries - Healthline
The proximal phalanx, the largest of the phalanges, forms joints with the metacarpal bone and middle phalanx. Middle (intermediate) phalanx.
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Phalanx CIWS Explained: How The Navy's Computer-Controlled Weapon Works
Prototypes of the original version of the Phalanx, Block 0, were very successful when tested in the early-to-mid 1970s. It was first tested aboard the USS King in 1973, and then again on board USS ...
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Phalanx CIWS deployed on a Houthi missile just seconds from hitting a US warship | CNN - CNN International
The guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam fires a Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) during a live-fire exercise, Philippine Sea, on June 6, 2022. Santiago Navarro/U.S. Navy CNN — ...