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US Navy's new destroyer program aims to break 30-year slump
The iconic last-chance weapon of the US Navy — Phalanx CIWS artillery systems with a six-barrel, rotating M61 Vulcan cannon (0.8 inches) — will also be replaced. Designed to shoot down anti ...
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U.S. Navy Freaked Out: Lasers are No Magic Weapon To Take Down Missiles
United States Navy destroyers have shot down dozens of ... Fortunately, the warship's Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) was able to destroy the missile in flight. It was a close call, but ...
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China’s Newest Machine Gun Could Fire Half a Million Rounds Per Minute
The United States military’s Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) was employed just a year ago to counter a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile that came within a mile of the United States Navy’s ...
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Tarawa/Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship
Manufacturer: Ingalls Shipbuilding Service: USN, USMC Armament: 2x RAM launchers; 2x NATO Sea Sparrow launchers; 3x 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts; 4x .50 cal. machine guns; 4x 25 mm Mk 38 machine guns ...