ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 9, 2018) A Phalanx 20 mm close-in weapons system (CIWS) is fired aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is underway conducting routine training ...

Naval fleets are vital to maintaining global military power, and protecting these fleets from aerial threats is crucial. This is where Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) come into play—specialized ...

The Top 5 CIWS in the world are incredibly advanced, incorporating cutting-edge technology like radar tracking, targeting systems, and high-speed projectiles to ensure the safety of naval vessels.

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the ...

For now, though, computer-controlled systems are of enormous value, especially in the world's armed forces. The state-of-the-art Phalanx CIWS is a great example of this.

Under the proposed CIWS program, the Air Force plans to induct 244 air defense guns, 228 fire control and search radars, and 204,000 programmable bullets. This is the first air defense program ...

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.” ...

A South Korean firm has emerged triumphant in a two-horse race to develop a new close-in weapon system for the South Korean navy. The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) future close-in weapon system ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp.RTX recently clinched a modification contract to provide services for the upgrade of MK15 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy ...

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.

Raytheon will supply Phalanx Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS) upgrade kits, support equipment and hardware spares to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) under a multi-year bulk buy contract ...

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.” ...