A video has recently emerged showing what, at first glance, seems to be a Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, or CIWS, in someone's garage. On closer inspection, it turns out the Phalanx is actually ...

Here's some serious Friday gun-porn for you. It's a close up picture of the ten-barreled Gatling gun Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) installed on China's nearly complete aircraft carrier Shi Lang ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s RTX business segment, Missiles and Defense, recently clinched a modification contract for MK 15 close-in weapon system (CIWS). The award has been provided by the Naval ...

The BBGs would not be totally defenseless: the upgrade of the early 1980s saw four Phalanx CIWS guns installed. In their place we could install newer SeaRAM point defense missile launchers, or even ...

Threats can change rapidly at sea, and the US Navy has to be able to respond at a moment's notice. That's why the Navy has invested in a range of technologies to protect its ships, spanning from ...

TCG Sokullu Mehmet Paşa is pictured in late February with a new gun system installed in the place of its usual aft gun turret. While the whole gun turret and the associated radar and other sensor ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Navy’s indigenized version of the Phalanx, a close-in weapon system (CIWS) on military vessels used for defense against anti-ship missiles, is undergoing tests, a top ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on US Navy ship defense systems designed to defeat incoming missiles and ...

The first Aselsan Gökdeniz naval close-in weapon system (CIWS) destined for the Turkish Navy has been integrated into the lead Istanbul (TF-100)-class frigate following the completion of its factory ...

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