Phalanx CIWS: The Last Defense, On Ship and Ashore
Dec 04, 2020 00:04 UTC by Defense Industry Daily staff
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MK.15 IB on JS Hyuga
December 4/20: Korea The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of two (2) MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $39 million. The Republic of Korea has requested to buy two (2) MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) systems; and four thousand (4,000) rounds, 20MM cartridge API linked. Also included are spare parts; other support equipment; ammunition; books and other publications; software; training; engineering technical assistance and other technical assistance; and other related elements of the program and logistical support. The estimated total cost is $39 million. The proposed sale will improve the Republic of Korea’s capability to meet current and future threats. Korea will use the systems aboard its first KDX III Batch II Class destroyer to provide it with effective means of detecting and defending itself against incoming airborne threats. The Republic of Korea will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.
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The radar-guided, rapid-firing MK 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS, pron. “see-whiz”) can fire between 3,000-4,500 20mm cannon rounds per minute, either autonomously or under manual command, as a last-ditch defense against incoming missiles and other targets. Phalanx uses closed-loop spotting with advanced radar and computer technology to locate, identify and direct a stream of armor piercing projectiles toward the target. These capabilities have made the Phalanx CIWS a critical bolt-on sub-system for naval vessels around the world, and led to the C-RAM/Centurion, a land-based system designed to defend against incoming artillery and mortars.
This DID Spotlight article offers updated, in-depth coverage that describes ongoing deployment and research projects within the Phalanx family of weapons, the new land-based system’s new technologies and roles, and international contracts from FY 2005 onward. As of Feb 28/07, more than 895 Phalanx systems had been built and deployed in the navies of 22 nations.
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Phalanx: New Frontiers
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Phalanx Contracts and Key Events
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FY 2005
Additional Readings
Competitors
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SeaRAM
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Phalanx C-RAM
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Thales Goalkeeper
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MK15, HMCS Ottawa
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December 4/20: Korea The US State
Department has made a determination approving a possible
Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of two
(2)
MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS)
Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) systems and related equipment
for an estimated cost of $39 million. The Republic of
Korea has requested to buy two (2) MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx
Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2)
systems; and four thousand (4,000) rounds, 20MM cartridge
API linked. Also included are spare parts; other support
equipment; ammunition; books and other publications;
software; training; engineering technical assistance and
other technical assistance; and other related elements of
the program and logistical support. The estimated total
cost is $39 million. The proposed sale will improve the
Republic of Korea’s capability to meet current and future
threats. Korea will use the systems aboard its first KDX
III Batch II Class destroyer to provide it with effective
means of detecting and defending itself against incoming
airborne threats. The Republic of Korea will have no
difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed
forces.
September 1/20: Taiwan Taiwan
decided not to buy three sets of Centurion C-RAM
system from the US after it was told by the Pentagon that
no evaluation testing data exists for the Centurion.
Taiwan had wanted the Centurion to act as an area
defensive weapon system to protect its airfields but the
system can only do point defense. Therefore, the military
has decided to invite the local National Chung-Shan
Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to modify
the
Phalanx close-in weapon system (CWIS) for its needs.
The institute had previously taken a Phalanx CIWS from
the Navy’s Yang-class destroyer and installed it on a
mountain top to protect the Songshan radar station on the
top of Zhuzi Mountain. A total of seven Gearing-class
destroyers transferred to Taiwan as the Yang-class had
been upgraded under Wu Chin III program that turn these
World War Two ships into guided-missile destroyers.
However, since the Air Force’s requirement is for area
defense, the new system will have to be integrated with
the service’s Sky Guard air defense system. It will
modify existing Phalanx CIWS in the inventory for the
purpose.
MK.15 IB on JS Hyuga
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Phalanx, reloaded
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UK Phalanx at night
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Calibration on CVN 73
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