SeaRAM weapon system
The SeaRAM weapon system is an American missile-based close-in weapon system (CIWS), combining the sensor systems of the US Navy's earlier Phalanx CIWS with the weapons systems of its RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile. The new system was conceived to add enhanced protection to existing Arleigh Burke-class destroyers dedicated to the BMD (Ballistic Missile Defense) mission using the Aegis Combat System.[1] Raytheon is the primary contractor for the system, as it is also the primary contractors for both the Phalanx[2] and Rolling Airframe Missile[3] systems, which it became after acquiring Hughes, which owned General Dynamics' missile division, which originally designed and produced both,[4] although German contractor Diehl Defense also contributed to development of the RIM-116.[5]
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[edit]- ↑ Eckstein, Megan (2015-09-15). "Navy Integrating SeaRAM on Rota-Based DDGs; First Installation Complete In November". USNI News. Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- ↑ "Phalanx System". Raytheon. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- ↑ "RAM Missile". Raytheon. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- ↑ "MK 15 - Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS)". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 2026-06-22. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- ↑ Castañeda, Bea (2026-02-03). "An Inside Look at the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)". The Defense Post. Retrieved 2026-07-08.