The MK-15 Phalanx CIWS provides ships of the U.S. Navy with ... The current Phalanx variant (Block 1B) adds the ability to counter asymmetric warfare threats through the addition of an integrated ...

The state-of-the-art Phalanx CIWS is a great example of this ... Prototypes of the original version of the Phalanx, Block 0, were very successful when tested in the early-to-mid 1970s.

Raytheon has been awarded a $159.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense to manufacture, inspect and test Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) for the US Navy ... Phalanx and SeaRAM ...

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 Kits, equipment, training, and logistics support to Saudi Arabia, it was ...

The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) was deployed by Navy destroyer the USS Gravely Tuesday night against what US officials said was a cruise missile that got as near as 1 mile to the ship ...

HMS Queen Elizabeth marks a major milestone with the successful test-firing of its Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) for the first time. Designed to defend against incoming missiles and aerial ...

Raytheon’s MK 15 Phalanx CIWS is a fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system that has been designed to engage anti-ship cruise missiles and fixed-wing aircraft at a short range.

Congress was notified Wednesday of the deal, for 50 Block IB Baseline 2 Upgrade Kits of the MK 15 Phalanx CIWS, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The kits would be used for ...