Raytheon - Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) & SeaRAM Anti-Ship Missile Defense System The Phalanx CIWS advanced radar-controlled gun system provides superior defense against close-in air and surface threats. The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System is a rapid-fire, computer-controlled, radar-guided gun system designed to defeat anti-ship missiles and other close-in air and surface threats. A self-contained package, Phalanx automatically carries out functions usually performed by multiple systems

Raytheon posted a new video of the innovative SeaRAM system combines key attributes of the Phalanx close-in weapon system and the RAM guided weapon system. The SeaRAM is an anti-ship missile defence system against supersonic and subsonic threats. An 11-missile RAM system launcher assembly replaces the Phalanx system’s 20 mm gun. Read more https://wp.me/p3avY4-4tj | Military Leak

The SeaRAM blends the Phalanx CIWS mount with RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles, swapping a 20mm gatling gun for an 11-cell missile launcher to give ships longer reach and greater effectiveness against supersonic, sea-skimming threats. Mounted on LCS, destroyers, and carriers, SeaRAM acts as a last-ditch guided-missile layer that bridges gun CIWS and longer-range missile defenses. Is missiles-over-bullets the future of ship self-defense? #SeaRAM #Phalanx #CIWS #RIM116 #NavalDefense #ShipDefense