Tag Archives: Phalanx CIWS

Radio-controlled Astromech droids parade through the Orange County Convention center during Star Wars Celebration VI in Orlando, Fla. (Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods)

The Navy’s own R2D2

Posted on June 1, 2016 by glenn.selby

If you like Star Wars then you can appreciate the Phalanx CIWS.
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Keeping FOB Shank Safe

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

Soldiers at FOB Shank utilize a typically Navy-used weapons system to shoot down indirect fire to keep the base safe.
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