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The US Navy’s Phalanx CIWS Anti-Air System Is Getting a $200 Million Upgrade
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.
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Phalanx Weapon System in Action Onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth
Watch the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) in action aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, demonstrating its rapid-fire capability to defend the Royal Navy’s flagship from airborne and surface threats.
On September 10, 2025, RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX)’s Pratt & Whitney secured a TF33 engine sustainment contract for NATO’s E-3 ...
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Operation Desert Storm Was the Battleship’s Swan Song
Many experts wrote off the battleship before 1991—but that year, they proved key to ensuring America’s decisive, rapid victory over Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi Army.
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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