Fortunately, the warship's Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS ... how it costs taxpayers around $2 million to employ an anti-aircraft missile to shoot down a $2,000 drone.

In the seventh of a series on Chinese weapons systems, we look at the country’s new anti-ballistic missile system. After 14 years of testing, China has debuted the Hongqi-19 (HQ-19), an anti ...

The guided missile frigates (FFG) bring a short range anti-air warfare capability (provided by their Phalanx Close-In Weapon System) to the frigate mission, but they have some limitations.