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Mk 15 Phalanx

IOC: 1980
Total Production: 922

Mk 15 Phalanx Block 0

Production: 850

Also Known As
CIWS
Close-In Weapon System

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
Raytheon

Applications
Abukuma
Badar
CG 47 (VLS)
CG 47 Ticonderoga
CV 63 Kitty Hawk
CVN 65 Enterprise
DD 963 Spruance
DDG 993 Kidd
FF 1052 Knox
FFG 7 Oliver Hazard Perry
Haruna
Hatakaze
Hatsuyuki
Iroquois
LHA 1 Tarawa
LPD 4 Austin
LST 1179 Newport
Shirane
Tachikaze

Family Members
Centurion
Mk 15 Phalanx Block 1/1A
Mk 15 Phalanx Block 1B

Guns & Missile Launchers:
M61A1

Description: The Phalanx CIWS advanced radar-controlled gun system provides "last chance" defense for ships against anti-ship missiles and aircraft. It automatically detects, tracks and engages anti-air warfare threats such as anti-ship missiles and aircraft. It features a 20mm M-61A1cannon (with rotating cluster of 6 barrels), search and track radar and FLIR in the Block 1B model. To date, the United States Navy and 20 allied nations have purchased more than 850 Phalanx systems.

The Phalanx Block 0 was introduced in 1980 aboard USS Coral Sea. The baseline Phalanx provides basic anti-ship missile defense and allow for economical upgrades to more advanced configurations. Phalanx Block 0 fires a 20mm sabot projectile with a depleted uranium penetrator surrounded by plastic and metal.

Specifications
Number of Weapons: 989

Dimensions: Diameter 20 mm

Weights: Max Weight 5,625 kg (12,401 lb)

Other: Max Rate of Fire 3,600 rounds per minute

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Operators

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Australia

Bahrain

Canada

Israel

Japan

New Zealand

Pakistan

Poland

Saudi Arabia

Taiwan

United States of America

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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