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.

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 ...

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RTX (RTX) has just landed a $205 million contract with the U.S. Navy for continued work on the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System ...

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RTX secures a $205M Phalanx CIWS contract, adding to its $92B defense backlog, but supply-chain risks and premium valuation urge caution.

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