The US Navy will strengthen the ship's defense

The US Navy will improve the ship's defense system at the last line of the Phalanx.

The contract for the modernization of the system “Falanx” Mk15 CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) worth 136,24 million dollars was received by the developer of the system company “Raytheon” (Tucson, Arizona). The defense system at the last turn of the CIWS is designed to destroy low-flying or high-flying high-speed maneuvering anti-ship missiles (CRP), overcoming other ship defense echelons. The CIWS system is an integral component of the shipboard echelon defense and a ship self-defense system.

The issued contract has a number of options, if implemented, the total value of the contract will be 231 million dollars. The implementation of the contract will ensure the procurement of the upgraded system of the Phalanx of the US Navy (80 percent), as well as Japan (15 percent), the US Army (4 percent) and Pakistan (1 percent) under the program of foreign military assistance to foreign countries (FMS).

All work under the contract is scheduled to be completed by September 2017.

As reported by Raytheon, within the framework of the contract worth 136,2 million, the modernization will be carried out with the production and repair of 19 anti-aircraft artillery systems (ZAK) Phalanx and manufactured 4 defense system from SeaRam anti-missile defense system (SeaRAM).

Contract on 2014 FG An option is provided for the cost of 94,8 million dollars for the supply of additional 12 ZALKS "Phalanx" and 4 systems "Sea Ram".

Ship Falacs is a fast-firing 20-mm artillery complex with an automated radar, which automatically detects, accompanies and destroys anti-ship missiles, which have overcome other defense echelons. To date, 890 has been built by Falans, which are delivered to 25 countries of the world.

The C-Ram complex was created on the basis of the ZALK Falans sensors, the “1B block” and, instead of the automatic 20-mm cannon, has the 11 anti-aircraft Ram-guided missiles. The Sea Ram complex is installed on board the new warships of the coastal zone Independence (LCS 2) and Coronado (LCS 4).

Comments

[Vitaly Anisimov]

And they’re doing it right .. The Russian fleet is reborn!

[Aryan]

let tractors pull their ships
deeper in the texas desert
torpedoes can’t get there
but non-fact

[Andrey Yuryevich]

"mosquito" on the drum theirs desert, beat so that the dunes howl!

[Ivan79]

"A submarine in the steppes of Ukraine died in an unequal air battle ..."
Now I understand the meaning of this rhyme.

[Lord of the Sith]

We woke up, they always had a hole in the defense of ships from flying anti-ship missiles. It is enough to look, the radius of the "Falax" and the speed of reaction and guidance.

[vadson]

tougher, tougher budget sequestration needed

[vladsolo56]

This is a cucumber, stunned how cool

[borisvlmv]

Quote: vladsolo56

This is a cucumber, stunned how cool

YES ... In opu this cucumber would be thrust ....

[Andrey Yuryevich]

there is a very prickly variety! Yesterday I was collecting all the hands I had ...

[demeen1]

so maybe you collected cacti, slipped in the form of cucumbers

[kostya_a]

Well, that's right, the Syrians are now sitting with the Yakhonts and the Yankees are not coming closer than 500 km. Such things cannot be saved from Yakhont !!!

[Nukem999]

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[Russian_Prapor]

AK-630M-2 "Duet" - Russian ship 30-mm automatic artillery mount. Designed to equip missile-cannon missile defense systems of naval ships in the near field, that is, primarily for the destruction of anti-ship missiles and other types of guided weapons. It can also perform the tasks of destroying aircraft, helicopters and other means of air attack of the enemy, defeating small-sized sea surface and coastal targets.
The system is made according to the scheme of multi-barrel weapons with a rotating block of trunks (Gatling scheme). Automation works due to the energy of powder gases, unlike foreign counterparts (Phalanx, Goalkeeper) does not require an external energy source to rotate the barrel unit. It is a modernization of the AK-630M1-2 complex, from which it visually differs by a tower having less radar visibility.

Performance characteristics

Caliber 30 mm
Rate of fire 10 rounds / min.
Maximum firing range 4000-5000 m
Muzzle velocity 875 + 25 m / s

[kafa]

and if stupid MAMMERS zadavlyat their phalanx stupidly ... and cho and under the turban above the guns, the same but better "4D digit will allow you to castrate unfaithful (cheaters) mosquitoes
IN FUMITOX

[SHILO]

It is nice to compare with the Shell (although Malekho different things):

Phalanx \ Shell
Caliber 20 - 30
Count 6 trunks - 4
Pace 3000 - 5000
Defeat 1500 - 4000

In a word Shipunov, Gryazev ViVAT !!!

[kafa]

I wouldn’t be so happy. hello to the rocketers (ours) scratched themselves, but sorry and we ask them (on hostility) engineers are not fools (politicians are a separate caste)

[Andrey Peter]

In my opinion, nothing special. Our "duet" I think is not inferior, and outwardly prettier.

[kafa]

and block 630 didn’t spin into you?!? go on to play tsatski and it’s not painful and the second time

[Sirocco]

The US Navy will strengthen the ship's defense

What say something for every scrap, there is a reception. In my opinion, the main question is how many missiles this complex and the entire air defense system of the ship can repel. After all, it is enough to break through one rocket, so that the ship would get a cord.

[UzRus]

Well, right, let strengthen. And it’s not even an hour - you never know what can happen ...

[Serg 122]

Yeah, maybe! They decided to play it safe - all of a sudden, where it gets banged ...

[No_more]

It was always interesting how the automatic system understands that the target is destroyed. Yes, and the night work of these systems, that ours, that I did not observe foreign ones.
The Phalanx itself somehow does not impress with its rate of fire, it is clearly sufficient only to try to deal with single missiles, and even this is a question. 3000 rounds / min is not serious for air defense.

[Zomanus]

Their "Falanx" does not dance against our "Dagger" or "Broadsword" at all. So let them update. And we should update the air defense of the middle zone on the ships. The S-350 looks very tempting in this regard.

[voliador]

And "Phalanx" is an analogue of the 30-mm six-barreled automatic shipborne artillery mount AK-630. So there is no need to compare it with "Kortik".