After more than four decades in service, the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, or CIWS, has become a well-known defensive feature on U.S. Navy and other allied warships, and has an unusual pop ...

April 12, 2006: The Phalanx anti-missile system is being replaced by SeaRAM. What's interesting about this is that SeaRAM is basically the Phalanx system, with the 20mm gun replaced with a box of ...

These improvements give Phalanx the added ability to counter small high speed surface craft, aircraft, helicopters, and Unmanned Aerial Systems. Phalanx is the only deployed close-in weapon system ...

The Department of the Air Force’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management’s DAF ...

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced today that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) ...

Taiwan’s navy will receive 13 sets of Phalanx close-in weapons systems as part of a larger U.S. arms package.

Taiwan’s navy will receive 13 sets of Phalanx close-in weapons systems as part of a larger U.S. arms package. Taiwan has accepted a $286.6 million arms deal involving 13 sets of Phalanx close-in ...