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
Kashtan CIWS (missiles absent)
Phalanx CIWS and Aselsan STOP RCWS aboard the TCG ship Anadolu
A HHQ-10 8-round launcher on a Type 056 corvette
Similar to Kashtan CIWS and Pantsir-M, the Russian-designed Palma CIWS is also a combination of rapid-firing rotary cannons and short-range surface-to-air missiles such as the 9M337 Sosna-R.
Sea Zenith
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Sea Zenith is a four-barrelled 25 mm CIWS used by the Turkish Naval Forces on their MEKO 200 frigates, like the Barbaros and Yavuz classes. It was developed in the 1980s by Oerlikon Contraves around t
Sea Zenith CIWS installed on TCG Turgutreis frigate of the Turkish Naval Forces
Another view of Sea Zenith CIWS installed on TCG Turgutreis