By Carlo Munoz The South Korean navy took the first steps toward fielding one of the U.S. Navy's premiere fleet defense systems on board their warships, taking delivery of the first Phalanx Close-In Weapon System last week. The Raytheon [RTN]-built Phalanx will allow South Korean ships to take out a myriad of short-range threats, ranging from small vessels to anti-ship missiles in the terminal phase, via a 20mm gun automated to fix, track and destroy such targets, according to a…
Raytheon Delivers First Phalanx Fleet Defense System To South Korean Navy
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