![The 1B configuration is valuable both in terms of countering the threat from small surface craft in littoral waters, and to counter forthcoming obsolescence issues Phalanx Weapons System](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBDFA6kw0i8-NQXI_3JcjpHUFLGUbadoRv7H_XQPfehXwMFa_DnLrLGG39jrsjOy4t4UZ7MHcROKtgs9zdgbeCEgSBnIAHAmlgRfvzmvj_KD2-xadG-qDe5n6In9lKkMBJOZs/s200/Phalanx.jpg)
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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