China issued a strong protest and an ominous warning after news broke of April's purported secret naval drills. Beijing, ...

If the Kaga were to ever come under attack, it can defend itself using 2 Phalanx CIWS weapons and two other SeaRAM CIWS. Named after its country, the USS America is the flagship of the America ...

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 ...

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 ...

Current defense systems fire interceptor missiles at incoming fire; the Navy's computer-controlled Phalanx CIWS system sprays armor-piercing or high-explosive incendiary rounds into the sky to ...