$260M Contract to Upgrade and Maintain Phalanx CIWS

Phalanx C-RAM(click to view full) Close on the heels of a $5.8M contract modification, Raytheon Co. received a $260M contract modification to the Mk. 15 Phalanx Close-In-Weapon System (CIWS) Program. This modification entails Block 1B upgrades and conversions, system overhauls, and associated hardware. Phalanx Block 1B CIWS weapon systems are installed on a wide array of Navy ships, even as previous Phalanx versions receive upgrades to add its new capabilities. They are also being installed as land-based systems… Upgraded Phalanx Block 1B versions can be used against small gunboats, standard and guided artillery, helicopters, and mines, as well as anti-ship missiles. The land-based version of the Phalanx is a trailer-mounted weapon system developed to defend US bases against mortar attack. Also known as the C-RAM or Centurion, the MOD 29 uses its own target acquisition sensors, as well as feeds from Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPQ-36 short-range Firefinder radar and the Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar, to detect and track fired rounds. Also known as the C-RAM or Centurion, the MOD 29 uses target acquisition sensors, including Northrop Grumman’s AN/TPQ-36 short-range Firefinder radar and the Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar, to detect and track fired rounds. Raytheon will work on this contract modification in […]