US Navy's cruise missile killer fires 4,500 rounds per minute (and it's getting upgraded)
Date
7/16/2016 11:01:57 AM
(MENAFN- Asia Times) Phalanx gun
The weapon is designed to counter incoming enemy attacks from missiles, small arms fire, drones, enemy aircraft and small boats, among other things. It functions as part of an integrated, layered defense system in order to intercept closest-in threats, service officials explained.
'Phalanx provides a 'last ditch' gun-based, close-in defense to the Navy's concept of layered defense,' Navy spokesman Dale Eng told Scout Warrior.
The weapon is currently on Navy cruisers, destroyers, aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, among other vessels. The upgrades are designed to substantially increase capability and ensure that the system remains viable in the face of a fast-changing and increasingly complex threat environment, Navy officials said. Read more
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