The Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) is a naval defense system designed to detect and destroy incoming anti-ship missiles and other airborne threats. Widely deployed by the US Navy and other ...

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 ...

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a potential five-year, $205.2M contract to support a weapon system designed to help the U.S. Army identify and counter incoming rounds on land. Phalanx is a key ...

The development in the 1970s of low-flying anti-ship missiles, so-called "sea skimmers," posed a serious problem for world navies. Small and flying just above the wavetops, they drastically decreased ...

A US warship’s destruction of an incoming Houthi missile in the Red Sea this week marks the first use in this conflict of an advanced weapons system dubbed the Navy’s “last line of defense.” The ...

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 ...

April 5 (UPI) --A new electric gun that allows varying rates of fire by the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System has been successfully tested by Raytheon. The new electric gun design replaces the Phalanx's ...

System remains an integral part of ship self-defense for U.S. Navy LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $205 million contract from ...