The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon a $279.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide functional management support for the Land-based Phalanx Weapon System. Work locations and funding will be ...
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 ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Great Iowa-Class Battleship Reboot

Key Points and Summary – Between 1982 and 1992, the U.S. Navy resurrected its four Iowa-class battleships, turning WWII gun platforms into multi-role missile warships. -Upgrades added 16 Tomahawk ...
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Phalanx CIWS: 75 Bullets Per Second, Zero Reaction Time

If a missile gets within a mile of a U.S. warship, there’s no time to think—only to shoot. Enter the Phalanx CIWS, a fully autonomous close-in weapon system that fires 75 tungsten rounds per second to ...