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Raytheon wins $205m US Navy CIWS contract

The US Navy has contracted RTX business unit Raytheon for the production of the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS). Under the $205m contract, Raytheon is tasked with delivering upgrades, ...
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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 ...