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 ...
The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) was deployed by Navy destroyer the USS Gravely Tuesday night against what US officials said was a cruise missile that got as near as 1 mile to the ship ...
Summary and Key Points: Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly targeted U.S. Navy warships with missiles and drones, but U.S. defenses, like the Phalanx CIWS, have successfully ...