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The US Navy is looking to add RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles to the arsenals of most of its Arleigh Burke class destroyers, and is pushing ahead with other more substantial upgrades for those ships, too.
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Rolling Airframe Missiles To Arm Arleigh Burke Destroyer Fleet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 9, 2024

CIWS costs $3,500 in ammo a second to fire
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Phalanx CIWS Costs $3,500 Per Second In Ammo To Fire

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 13, 2024

The Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS). (U.S. Navy)
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Phalanx CIWS Downs Houthi Missile Dangerously Close To Destroyer: Report

By Howard Altman

Posted on Feb 1, 2024

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Guy Built An Airsoft Phalanx CIWS In His Garage

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jun 5, 2023

Phalanx No 737
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Sailors Talk To Phalanx CIWS As It Targets A 737 Like A Dog About To Bite The Mailman

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 18, 2023

The Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long Ago
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The Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long Ago

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 5, 2021

Centurion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green Zone
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Centurion’s Roaring Whips Of Exploding Shells Are Still Engaging Rockets Over Iraq’s Green Zone

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 18, 2020

Taiwan Reveals Land-Based Variant Of Naval Point Defense Missile System To Guard Key Sites
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Taiwan Reveals Land-Based Variant Of Naval Point Defense Missile System To Guard Key Sites

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 14, 2019

Taiwan Eyes Phalanx Point Defense Gun Systems To Defend Mountainside Air Bases
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Taiwan Eyes Phalanx Point Defense Gun Systems To Defend Mountainside Air Bases

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 10, 2018

Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense Capabilities
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Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers Have Woefully Inadequate Close-In Air Defense Capabilities

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 22, 2017

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