close-in weapon system

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A close-in weapon system is a point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship. Nearly all classes of larger modern warships along with many other warships are equipped with some kind of CIWS device.

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CIWS
artillery gun
30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun3K89 Palash gunAK-630ASELSAN GOKDENIZKashtan CIWSLORANAOerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Gun SystemOSU-35KPantsir-MPhalanx CIWSType 730 CIWSweapon functional class

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  • 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun
    type of autocannon
  • 3K89 Palash gun
    Russian close-in weapon system
  • ASELSAN GOKDENIZ
    Turkish anti-aircraft gun
  • OSU-35K
    Polish anti-aircraft gun
  • Type 730 CIWS
    close-in weapon system
  • AK-630
    Soviet and Russian fully automatic naval close-in weapon system
  • Phalanx CIWS
    close-in weapon system for defense against anti-ship missiles
  • Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Gun System
    type of close-in weapon system
  • Kashtan CIWS
    Russian close-in weapon system
  • Pantsir-M
    type of ship-based CIWS/missile launcher
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
classweapon30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gunclose-in weapon systemWikidata
classweapon3K89 Palash gunclose-in weapon system, naval artilleryWikidata
classweaponASELSAN GOKDENIZanti-aircraft gun system, close-in weapon systemWikidata
classweaponOSU-35Kclose-in weapon systemWikidata
classweaponType 730 CIWSclose-in weapon systemWikidata
classweapon1976AK-630close-in weapon system, rotary cannon, naval artilleryWikidata
classweapon1980Phalanx CIWSclose-in weapon system, active protection systemWikidata
classweapon2003Oerlikon Millennium 35 mm Naval Gun Systemclose-in weapon system, Oerlikon KD series 35mm cannonWikidata
classweapon2009Kashtan CIWSclose-in weapon system, naval artilleryWikidata
classweapon2020Pantsir-Mclose-in weapon systemWikidata