Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on US Navy ship defense systems designed to defeat incoming missiles and drones. Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily Aviation, any use of ...

As drones, cruise missiles, and swarm attacks become the new battlefield threats, cannon-based air defense is making a comeback! Systems like Skynex, CIWS, and Skyranger use high-speed autocannons, ...

Current defense systems fire interceptor missiles at incoming fire; the Navy's computer-controlled Phalanx CIWS system sprays armor-piercing or high-explosive incendiary rounds into the sky to ...

The Type 055 large destroyer Zunyi of Navy fires its close-in weapon system during a combat exercise in the Pacific Ocean in ...

The 071s are Landing Ship Dock or LPD type vessels and were the largest ships in the Chinese Navy until the first aircraft carrier entered service in 2013. But while Chinese aircraft carriers are ...

The blue-water role of China’s newest variety of naval destroyer was on show last week when Type 055 destroyer Zunyi led a ...

For defence, Fujian is equipped with four Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) and a missile defence system capable of intercepting incoming projectiles, improving its survivability in combat scenarios.

The frigate and its two sister ships, Brisbane and Sydney, are Australia’s most potent surface combatants. Its main armament ...

The stealth guided-missile destroyer that will specialize in ballistic missile ... Note the decoy launching systems forward of the superstructure and near the forward Phalanx CIWS. Regarding the ...

As drones, cruise missiles, and swarm attacks become the new battlefield threats, cannon-based air defense is making a comeback! Systems like Skynex, CIWS, and Skyranger use high-speed autocannons ...