It is directed to targets by the Phalanx CIWS radar. With tests going well, the Navy expected to deploy a laser weapon operationally between 2017 and 2021 with an effective range of 1 mi …

The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) was developed as the last line of automated weapons defense (terminal defense or point defense) against all incoming threats, including …

The Phalanx® weapon system is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided gun that can defeat anti-ship missiles and other close-in threats on land and at sea.

Jun 18, 2014 · Julian Turner assesses the latest upgrades to Raytheon’s ubiquitous Phalanx CIWS and analyses LaWS, a revolutionary laser-based defence system being field-tested by …

Sep 3, 2024 · Summary and Key Points: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly targeted U.S. Navy warships with missiles and drones, but U.S. defenses, like the Phalanx …

The 20mm Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System (also called Centurion C-RAM) is a land-based variant of the U.S. Navy's Phalanx close-in weapon system, a radar-controlled rapid-fire gun …

The Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS can often de-tect, track, and (sometimes) identify poten-tial threats at ranges well outside the effective range of the 20mm gun. These functions are accomplished …

Jan 13, 2023 · To defend its fleet against attacks from swarming drones and hypersonic missiles, the U.S. Navy is turning toward high-powered lasers. Ford and ships like it have a battery of …

Aug 10, 2020 · The ubiquitous Phalanx close-in weapon system (CIWS) provides warships a last line of defence against missiles, aircraft and small boats. Upgraded over time, it has been in …

Jul 21, 2010 · Last year, we brought you news of a laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle being used to shoot down a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). But that was Army …