A South Korean firm has emerged triumphant in a two-horse race to develop a new close-in weapon system for the South Korean navy. The Republic of Korea Navy’s (ROKN) future close-in weapon system ...

Raytheon is upgrading and converting four Phalanx systems to the Block 1B Baseline 2 configuration for the Republic of Korea Navy. Raytheon Missiles & Defense has obtained a $49.04 million ...

The Mk 15 Phalanx close-in weapon system. South Korea is looking to procure between two and six units of the weapon system, subject to US approval. (US Navy) The South Korean government has raised a ...

LIG Nex1 is developing the Close-In Weapons System (CIWS)-II for ground use. CIWS is a weapon system that acts as the last line of defense when enemy missiles penetrate the defense shields of ...

LIG Nex1 will participate in the International Maritime Defense Industry Exhibition 2021 to showcase its advanced close-in weapons system, or CIWS, specialized to the South Korean Navy. Currently, the ...

South Korea decided Tuesday to develop an indigenous close-in weapon system (CIWS) for its warships by 2030. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said the defense project promotion ...

Computer-generated imagery provided by South Korea's DAPA showing the future CIWS system set to be developed by LIG Nex1 for RoKN warships. (DAPA) South Korean company LIG Nex1 has won a bid to ...