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.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam fires a Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) during a live-fire exercise, Philippine Sea, on June 6, 2022.

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 ...

Taiwan to Receive New US Anti-Ship Missile Gun System for Warships By Franz-Stefan Gady Taiwan’s navy will receive 13 sets of Phalanx close-in weapons systems as part of a larger U.S. arms package.

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the mythic US Phalanx CIWS system. Footage Credit: US ...

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.

Watch the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) in action aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, demonstrating its rapid-fire capability to defend the Royal Navy’s flagship from airborne and surface threats.

The Phalanx systems are radar-directed guns that automatically engage anti-ship missiles and other threats to the ship, they said. The Block 1B version of the system has a forward-looking infrared ...

Raytheon Co. Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, was awarded a $205,205,445 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide the land-based Phalanx weapon system to the U.S. Army. According to the company, the ...

April 18, 2011: The new Chinese aircraft carrier, the Shi Lang (formerly Varyag) has had its first weapons installed. These were easily identified as FL-3000N anti-missile systems. These are similar ...