HMS Queen Elizabeth marks a major milestone with the successful test-firing of its Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) for the first time. Designed to defend against incoming missiles and aerial ...

The MK-15 Phalanx CIWS provides ships of the U.S. Navy with an inner layer point defense capability against ... and Unmanned Aerial Systems. Phalanx is the only deployed close-in weapon system ...