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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Babcock Contracted to Deliver Additional Phalanx Systems

Phalanx Weapons SystemBabcock has been contracted by the UK MoD to deliver four 1B kit modifications and undertake two conversions of the land Phalanx Weapons System to its original marinised configuration, to provide naval Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) capability.

Phalanx CIWS – a rapid-fire, computer-controlled radar and 20mm Gatling gun system – is the UK’s primary defence for ships against the threat of anti-ship missiles.

The Phalanx 1B upgrade incorporates a side-mounted Forward Looking Infra-Red Camera (FLIR) enabling the CIWS to defend the ship against surface targets and slow air targets in addition to anti-ship missiles.

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