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The US Navy’s Phalanx CIWS Anti-Air System Is Getting a $200 Million Upgrade

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.
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Phalanx CIWS: 75 Bullets Per Second, Zero Reaction Time

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 ...
Morningstar

RTX's Raytheon awarded $205 million contract for continued production of the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System

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 ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Range of India’s Agni-5 Nuclear Missile

India tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile on Wednesday that is capable of reaching the territories of its main adversaries—China and Pakistan—according to a Newsweek analysis. India is one of ...