Tag: phalanx ciws
C-RAM – Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar / Test Fire
Soldiers conduct weapons testing with a C-RAM – Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar weapon system as part of live fire exercise that takes place on Fort Sill, Oklahoma in preparation for unit deployment. The Counter…
Loading 20mm Tungsten Ammo into Phalanx CIWS’ Magazine Drum
U.S. Navy sailors reload 20mm tungsten ammunition into the magazine drum of a Phalanx Closed-in Weapons System (Phalanx CIWS) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Phalanx CIWS is a close-in weapon…
C-RAM – Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar System [Testing & Training]
Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar, abbreviated C-RAM or Counter-RAM, is a set of systems used to detect and/or destroy incoming artillery, rockets and mortar rounds in the air before they hit their ground targets, or…
Ultra Fast Cannons! M61 Vulcan and GAU-8 Avenger [Test Fire / Training]
Demonstration of the 30-mm GAU-8 Avenger (A-10 Thunderbolt II Main Gun) and the 20mm M61 Vulcan mounted on Phalanx CIWS, C-RAM during test fire / training. â–ºThe General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm…
Canadian and US Navy Ships Conduct International Training Exercises [Compilation]
Canadian and US Navy ships conduct international training exercises and military tests with the various weapon systems. Compilation 1080p HD Video Credits: U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Edward…
US Navy’s Phalanx CIWS – Training & Testing
Highlights video of the U.S. Navy ships while conducting routine trainings, calibration exercises and testings on the Phalanx CIWS to maintain readiness of their defense systems. The Phalanx CIWS is a naval system for defense…
