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 ...

There's certainly an argument that giving a computer too much control over any aspect of our lives is a dangerous thing. One day, they're developing the CPUs of other computers, and the next, they ...

The Phalanx CIWS has been in service with the Navy since the 1970s, and has received significant technological upgrades since then to improve its detection and target acquisition capabilities. The US ...

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 ...

If a missile gets within a mile of a U.S. warship, there’s no time to think—only to shoot. Enter the Phalanx CIWS, a fully autonomous close-in weapon system that fires 75 tungsten rounds per second to ...

In what has to be one of the funniest and also creepiest military videos in some time, a Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) is seen drawing a bead on a 737 passing over what appears to be a ...

June 6 (UPI) --Raytheon has received a $12.5 million modification to an existing contract for the Phalanx Close-in Weapons System, or CIWS. The contract is for hardware kits and upgrades to the latest ...

March 11 (UPI) --Raytheon Missile Systems received a $109.6 million contract modification for work on the MK 15 Close-In Weapon System for the Navy, according to the Pentagon. The deal modifies a $199 ...

A South Korean firm has emerged triumphant in a two-horse race to develop a new close-in weapon system for the South Korean navy. The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) future close-in weapon system ...

USS Underwood (FFG 36) was presented the Phalanx Close In Weapon System (CIWS) Excellence Award on October 20, 2011. The award recognizes the best CIWS teams based on system availability, rounds fired ...

Installation of a replacement close-in-weapon system (CIWS) on the main surface warships of the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has been delayed. According to the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD), ...

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 ...