The Phalanx CIWS (SEE-wiz) is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small …

The MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS - pronounced "sea-whiz") is a fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system that provides US Navy ships with a terminal …

Footage shows loading the Phalanx Close In Weapons System (CIWS) "seewiz" and test firing from three different U.S. Navy ships - USS Underwood (FFG-36), USS Nimitz (CVN-68), and …

Consisting of a radar-guided 20 mm (0.79 in) Gatling gun mounted on a swiveling base, the Phalanx has been used by Navies around the world. The CIWS is designed to be the last line …

Jul 7, 2011 · The MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS - pronounced "sea-whiz") is a fast-reaction, rapid-fire 20-millimeter gun system that provides US Navy ships with a terminal …

Dec 12, 2021 · The result was the ubiquitous Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS), universally known as “Sea Wizz”. Because the system was needed in service urgently, the gun …

Sep 20, 2021 · Phalanx automatically detects, evaluates, tracks, engages and performs kill assessment against ASM and high speed aircraft threats. The current Phalanx variant (Block …

Aug 10, 2020 · Although the Argentines surrendered on the Falklands Islands on 14 June, hostilities had not formally ceased. Equipped with Phalanx, the ship sailed south with greater …

Close-in Weapon Systems (CIWS - usually pronounced "see-whiz") are designed to engage anti-ship cruise missiles and fixed-wing aircraft at short range. Phalanx is the most numerous …

On January 30, 2024, a Houthi anti-ship cruise missile came within a mile of the United States Navy’s Arleigh Burke -class destroyer USS Gravely (DDG-107) – mere seconds from striking …