CIWS : The Last - ditch Defence
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The last-ditch defence against the anti-ship missile is the close-in weapon system (CIWS), which takes the form of ultra-short range lightcalibre guns by putting a “wall of lead” in the path of the oncoming missile. This is after the missiles have “leaked” through the layers of hardkill and softkill defences. Systems like the American Phalanx, the Dutch Goalkeeper or the new German Millennium Gun can be operated automatically and will wait until the missile reaches a predicted point before firing. Nearly all classes of modern warship are equipped with some kind of CIWS device. Smaller CIWS-like defences are currently being developed for main battle tanks and light armoured vehicles in the USA, Israel, China and Russia (“Drozd” and “Arena” grenade launchers in the case of Russia, TROPHY in the case of Israel). In some cases, the CIWS has taken the role as the secondary guns for bigger vessels such as frigates and offshore patrol vessels. The anti-ship missiles are by no means the only threat but they are perhaps the most perilous to surface units. Today, surface combat is most likely to occur in near shore, littoral environments. This situation places ships and their crews at risk to an increased number of threats from small, fast gun boats, standard and guided artillery, helicopters, mines and a variety of shore launched anti-ship missiles. This ever-increasing threat has increased the demand for new-generation close-in weapon systems to be fitted to new surface combatants that are entering service with navies of the AsiaPacific region. In recent years, a number of CIWS have been developed or improved. The following are the more notable of the systems being offered for today’s naval forces.
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