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 ...

In what has to be one of the funniest and also creepiest military videos in some time, a Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) is seen drawing a bead on a 737 passing over what appears to be a ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $205 million contract from the U.S. Navy for continued production of the Phalanx Close-In ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s RTX business segment, Missiles and Defense, recently clinched a modification contract for MK 15 close-in weapon system (CIWS). The award has been provided by the Naval ...

The Mk 15 Phalanx close-in weapon system. South Korea is looking to procure between two and six units of the weapon system, subject to US approval. (US Navy) The South Korean government has raised a ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp.RTX recently clinched a modification contract to provide services for the upgrade of MK15 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS). The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, ...

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 ...

Raytheon Technologies (RTX) recently secured a $205 million contract with the U.S. Navy for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, a noteworthy development amid the recent 14% rise in RTX's stock price ...

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 ...