Naval fleets are vital to maintaining global military power, and protecting these fleets from aerial threats is crucial. This ...

In modern naval warfare, protecting ships from incoming threats such as missiles, aircraft, and enemy projectiles is a top priority. This is where Naval Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) come into play.

The granddaddy of Close In Weapon Systems, the AK-630 was first tested in the mid 1960s and took almost a decade to become operational. In its original form, this turreted cannon system gets its ...

The Phalanx CWIS is a key defensive weapon that is in service on most naval vessels that require it. Here's what it is and how it came to be so necessary.

The U.S. Navy is pursuing a massive, fleet-wide upgrade of its shipboard defensive weapon designed to intercept and destroy approaching or nearby threats, the Phalanx Close in Weapons System ...

If a missile slips past a ship’s defenses, then rapid-fire gun system Phalanx destroys the threat before it can strike - this is the “last-chance” defense system for military vessels.

Wild moment US Navy phalanx anti-aircraft gun trains its sights on passenger 737 as sailors laugh and tell the autonomous gun 'no no no' The military MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System tracked ...

See CIWS now does surface targets, too for more on the new Block 1B Phalanx CIWS, both naval and land-based varieties. An ADA Magazine article from last year has more info and organizational ...

Raytheon has successfully tested a new electric gun for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, the company announced on 4 April. The weapon upgrade, which is part of a series of technology refresh ...

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a potential $398.6 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide design agent engineering and technical services for the military branch’s close-in weapon ...

A Phalanx Gatling gun, most often used by naval ships to defend against incoming missiles and rockets, has been installed at Forward Operating Base Kalsu in Iraq to add a little extra punch to the ...