The Phalanx CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) is a naval defense system designed to detect and destroy incoming anti-ship missiles and other airborne threats. Widely deployed by the US Navy and other ...

Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a potential $398.6 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide design agent engineering and technical services for the military branch’s close-in weapon and anti ...

System remains an integral part of ship self-defense for U.S. Navy LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $205 million contract from ...

FORT SILL, Okla. – 5th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (5-5 ADA) conducted air load training with a Land-based Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS) on September 18 at Altus Air Force Base that ...

General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has won a $17 million contract from Raytheon Missile Systems to build gun systems for the Phalanx Block 1B Close-In Weapon System and the Centurion ...

During the span of a decade from the early 70s to the early 80s, the US Navy built as many as 31 Spruance-class destroyers, a group of warships which served as the primary destroyer for the service in ...

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