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Type | Air defense artillery |
Place of origin | United States[1] |
Service history | |
In service | 2004–present[2] |
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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.