Fortunately, the warship's Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) was able to destroy the missile in flight.

The MK-15 Phalanx CIWS provides ships of the U.S. Navy with an inner layer point defense capability against Anti Ship Missiles, aircraft, and littoral warfare threats that have penetrated other ...

An Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer is deploying to provide security along the U.S. southern border, carrying a ...