References by Pentagon officials, the think tank world, and various world leaders to autonomous weapon systems often cite a U.S. military policy requirement that doesn’t even exist. Published in 2012 ...
The US Navy has contracted RTX business unit Raytheon for the production of the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS). Under the $205m contract, Raytheon is tasked with delivering upgrades, ...
The Phalanx CIWS has been in service with the Navy since the 1970s, and has received significant technological upgrades since then to improve its detection and target acquisition capabilities. The US ...