| Phalanx | |
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 A Phalanx C-RAM | |
| Type | Air defense artillery |
| Place of origin | United States[1] |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2004–present[2] |
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| Specifications | |
| Shell | M-940 20mm MPT-SD[5] |
| Caliber | 20 mm (0.79 in) |
| Barrels | 6, M61A1 type barrel |
| Rate of fire | 4500 RPM[3] |
| Effective firing range | 2000 meters[5] |
| Maximum firing range | 2300 meters |
The Centurion C-RAM, also called the Land Phalanx Weapon System (LPWS), is an American Counter-Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar (C-RAM) air defense artillery system. The system was developed in 2004, during and after the Iraq War identified a weakness in ground-based anti-projectile artillery. The system is produced by Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Oshkosh Corporation.
- ^ a b c "Army C-RAM Intercepts 100th Mortar Bomb in Iraq". 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Counter-Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance". Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Rapidly Deployable Mobile Counter Rockets Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM)" (PDF). Nato.int. 1 October 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Beinart, Matthew (30 August 2021). "U.S. Forces Use C-RAM To Take Out Rocket Aimed At Kabul Airport". Defense Daily. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b "20MM C-RAM" (PDF). General Dynamics. 6 March 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.