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    5 months ago

    Most US Navy ships have had CIWS systems since the 70s and have had many upgrades to their tracking systems since then. The US Army adopted the LPWS (C-RAM) which is basically a portable CIWS for land use. (The Russian version of the CIWS is called a Kortik.)

    It wouldn’t surprise me if there are already CIWS-type systems for commercial ships operating in hazardous zones.

    I have had the pleasure of standing next to a few CIWS systems during live fire testing and it’s quite the experience.