Raytheon Missiles & Protection, Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $49,046,788 modification to beforehand awarded contract for the procurement of 4 MK 15 – Phalanx Shut-In Weapon System (CIWS) Block 0 to Block 1B Baseline 2 Improve and Conversion and associated gear for the Republic of Korea Navy. MK 15 Phalanx CIWS supplies ships of with an internal layer level protection functionality towards anti-ship missiles, aircrafts, drones and littoral warfare threats. Work is predicted to be accomplished by Could 2025. Overseas army gross sales (South Korea) funding within the quantity of $49,046,788 might be obligated at time of award and won’t expire on the finish of the present fiscal 12 months. The U.S. Naval Sea Techniques Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting exercise.
The Republic of Korea has requested to purchase two (2) MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Shut-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) programs; and 4 thousand (4,000) rounds, 20MM cartridge API linked. Additionally included are spare elements; different assist gear; ammunition; books and different publications; software program; coaching; engineering technical help and different technical help; and different associated parts of program and logistical assist. The proposed sale will enhance the Republic of Korea’s functionality to satisfy present and future threats. Korea will use the programs aboard its first KDX III Batch II Class ship to supply it with efficient technique of detecting and defending itself towards incoming airborne threats.
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The Phalanx CIWS (usually spoken as “sea-wiz”) is a gun-based close-in weapon system to defend army watercraft robotically towards incoming threats comparable to plane, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the Normal Dynamics Company, Pomona Division, later part of Raytheon. Due to their distinctive barrel-shaped radome and their automated nature of operation, Phalanx CIWS items are generally nicknamed “R2-D2” after the droid character from the Star Wars movies. Consisting of a radar-guided 20 mm (0.8 in) M61 Vulcan Gatling gun autocannon, utilized by america army on varied tactical plane since 1959, mounted on a swiveling base, the Phalanx has been utilized by theU.S. Navy and the naval forces of 15 different nations.
Because of the evolution of threats and pc know-how, the Phalanx system has been developed by way of a number of configurations. Because the finish of FY 2015, the US Navy has upgraded all Phalanx programs to the Block 1B variant. Along with the FLIR sensor, the Block 1B incorporates an computerized acquisition video tracker, optimized gun barrels (OGB), and Enhanced Lethality Cartridges (ELC) for extra capabilities towards uneven threats comparable to small maneuvering floor craft, slow-flying fastened and rotary-winged plane, and unmanned aerial automobiles. One other system improve is the Phalanx 1B Baseline 2 radar to enhance detection efficiency, improve reliability, and scale back upkeep. It additionally has a floor mode to trace, detect, and destroy threats nearer to the water’s floor, rising the flexibility to defend towards fast-attack boats and low-flying missiles.
